Intercorrelations of pairs of the trace element concentration in prostate fluid of health men and patients with prostatitis (r

Table 5: Intercorrelations of pairs of the trace element concentration in prostate fluid of health men and patients with prostatitis (r - coefficient of correlation).

Tissue	Element	Br	Fe	Rb	Sr	Zn
Norm 31-75 years n = 42	Br	1.0	0.711^c	0.179	0.185	-0.500^c
	Fe	0.711^c	1.0	0.148	0.400^b	-0.233
	Rb	0.179	0.148	1.0	-0.119	-0.087
	Sr	0.185	0.400^b	-0.119	1.0	0.189
	Zn	-0.500^c	-0.233	-0.087	0.189	1.0
Prostatitis 37-65 years n = 33	Br	1.0	0.392^a	-0.438^a	-	-0.237
	Fe	0.392^a	1.0	0.318^a	-	0.376^a
	Rb	-0.438^a	0.318^a	1.0	-	0.583^a
	Sr	-	-	-	1.0	-
	Zn	-0.237	0.376^a	0.583^a	-	1.0

Statistically significant values with: ^a p ≤ 0.05, ^b p ≤ 0.01, ^c p ≤ 0.001.