Table
5: Ratio
of mean values (M) and the difference between mean values of trace element concentrations and the per cent volumes of main histological
components in nonhyperplastic adult and geriatric prostate
glands of the different age groups.
Parameter |
Ratio of means* |
The difference between means (Student’s
t-test, p <) |
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M2/M1 |
M3/M1 |
M3/M2 |
M2+3/M1 |
M1
& M2 |
M1
& M3 |
M2
& M3 |
M1
& M2+3 |
|
Ag |
0.81 |
0.55 |
0.67 |
0.72 |
0.393 |
0.034 |
0.224 |
0.157 |
Al |
1.18 |
1.18 |
1.00 |
1.18 |
0.413 |
0.530 |
0.981 |
0.365 |
Au |
0.87 |
1.55 |
1.78 |
1.06 |
0.705 |
0.288 |
0.186 |
0.821 |
B |
1.30 |
1.38 |
1.07 |
1.32 |
0.284 |
0.393 |
0.860 |
0.174 |
Be |
1.11 |
1.02 |
0.97 |
1.10 |
0.389 |
0.761 |
0.901 |
0.429 |
Bi |
9.51 |
1.83 |
0.19 |
7.40 |
0.046 |
0.250 |
0.070 |
0.039 |
Br |
1.05 |
1.27 |
1.20 |
1.11 |
0.826 |
0.379 |
0.486 |
0.629 |
Cd |
1.97 |
2.13 |
1.08 |
2.02 |
0.002 |
0.095 |
0.810 |
0.001 |
Ce |
1.77 |
1.43 |
0.81 |
1.66 |
0.094 |
0.376 |
0.543 |
0.077 |
Co |
1.44 |
1.93 |
1.34 |
1.58 |
0.027 |
0.178 |
0.466 |
0.016 |
Cr |
1.07 |
1.67 |
1.57 |
1.21 |
0.798 |
0.193 |
0.236 |
0.375 |
Cs |
1.06 |
0.91 |
0.86 |
1.02 |
0.652 |
0.565 |
0.400 |
0.875 |
Dy |
1.32 |
1.50 |
1.14 |
1.37 |
0.370 |
0.413 |
0.762 |
0.263 |
Er |
1.21 |
1.20 |
0.99 |
1.21 |
0.573 |
0.606 |
0.982 |
0.526 |
Fe |
1.39 |
1.28 |
0.92 |
1.36 |
0.023 |
0.165 |
0.607 |
0.013 |
Gd |
1.47 |
1.42 |
0.97 |
1.46 |
0.209 |
0.330 |
0.897 |
0.165 |
Hg |
1.70 |
1.08 |
0.63 |
1.52 |
0.026 |
0.822 |
0.154 |
0.042 |
Ho |
1.45 |
1.28 |
0.87 |
1.40 |
0.250 |
0.471 |
0.678 |
0.238 |
La |
1.82 |
0.56 |
0.31 |
1.48 |
0.192 |
0.282 |
0.036 |
0.358 |
Li |
1.08 |
1.09 |
1.01 |
1.08 |
0.760 |
0.798 |
0.960 |
0.733 |
Mn |
1.04 |
0.92 |
0.88 |
1.01 |
0.750 |
0.352 |
0.346 |
0.963 |
Mo |
1.14 |
0.71 |
0.62 |
1.02 |
0.487 |
0.077 |
0.023 |
0.918 |
Nb |
1.93 |
1.10 |
0.57 |
1.69 |
0.142 |
0.790 |
0.209 |
0.158 |
Nd |
1.56 |
1.36 |
0.87 |
1.51 |
0.146 |
0.394 |
0.674 |
0.122 |
Ni |
0.93 |
0.71 |
0.76 |
0.87 |
0.781 |
0.179 |
0.405 |
0.514 |
Pb |
2.50 |
1.84 |
0.73 |
2.33 |
0.059 |
0.352 |
0.551 |
0.043 |
Pr |
1.58 |
1.35 |
0.86 |
1.52 |
0.124 |
0.433 |
0.621 |
0.115 |
Rb |
1.05 |
0.82 |
0.78 |
0.99 |
0.622 |
0.127 |
0.080 |
0.880 |
Sb |
0.99 |
0.92 |
0.93 |
0.97 |
0.939 |
0.735 |
0.808 |
0.854 |
Sc |
2.25 |
1.59 |
0.71 |
2.14 |
0.018 |
0.324 |
0.360 |
0.013 |
Se |
1.10 |
1.24 |
1.13 |
1.14 |
0.338 |
0.211 |
0.467 |
0.175 |
Sm |
1.50 |
1.39 |
0.93 |
1.47 |
0.162 |
0.391 |
0.803 |
0.150 |
Sn |
3.18 |
1.34 |
0.42 |
2.68 |
0.005 |
0.509 |
0.031 |
0.005 |
Tb |
1.60 |
1.49 |
0.93 |
1.57 |
0.173 |
0.377 |
0.837 |
0.145 |
Th |
1.97 |
2.83 |
1.43 |
2.24 |
0.138 |
0.029 |
0.354 |
0.020 |
Ti* |
2.06 |
0.64 |
0.31 |
1.70 |
0.074 |
0.286 |
0.012 |
0.161 |
Tl |
1.05 |
1.15 |
1.10 |
1.08 |
0.798 |
0.573 |
0.707 |
0.626 |
Tm |
1.27 |
1.17 |
0.92 |
1.23 |
0.499 |
0.651 |
0.805 |
0.492 |
U |
2.90 |
2.21 |
0.76 |
2.71 |
0.060 |
0.459 |
0.704 |
0.044 |
Y |
1.52 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
1.31 |
0.280 |
0.450 |
0.100 |
0.432 |
Yb |
1.30 |
1.25 |
0.96 |
1.28 |
0.490 |
0.599 |
0.923 |
0.455 |
Zn |
2.12 |
1.65 |
0.78 |
1.99 |
0.002 |
0.016 |
0.231 |
0.0003 |
Zr |
0.93 |
0.89 |
0.96 |
0.92 |
0.868 |
0.809 |
0.900 |
0.836 |
Stroma |
1.00 |
1.26 |
1.26 |
1.07 |
0.941 |
0.007 |
0.008 |
0.278 |
Epithelium |
0.84 |
0.72 |
0.86 |
0.81 |
0.015 |
0.003 |
0.133 |
0.003 |
Lumen |
1.35 |
0.84 |
0.63 |
1.22 |
0.007 |
0.188 |
0.002 |
0.046 |
M1,2,3: Arithmetic mean in age group 1, 2, and 3,
respectively, M2+3: Arithmetic mean in age group 2 and 3 combined (see Table 5), Statistically significant values are in bold