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Table 3 Comparison between heavy metals in studied groups

From: Environmental pollution impact on the severity of some rheumatic diseases: a comparative analytical study on inflammatory and non-inflammatory samples

 

Groups

ANOVA

TUKEY’S Test

RA Group

FMS Group

Control Group

F

P-value

I&II

I&III

II&III

Lead ug/dl

Range

8.6–11

8.2–11

7.3–7.5

65.187

< 0.001*

0.750

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

Mean ± SD

9.66 ± 0.76

9.50 ± 0.88

7.47 ± 0.06

Aluminium ug/dl

Range

3.7–7.4

2.8–8.4

4.6–4.8

0.256

0.775

0.977

0.767

0.875

Mean ± SD

4.99 ± 1.06

4.90 ± 2.01

4.70 ± 0.046

Cadmium ug/dl

Range

0.04–0.06

0.01–0.06

0.02–0.03

27.794

< 0.001*

0.009*

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

Mean ± SD

0.055 ± 0.008

0.044 ± 0.018

0.028 ± 0.004

Chromium ug/dl

Range

0.4–0.8

0.3–0.7

0.3–0.4

10.044

< 0.001*

0.918

< 0.001*

0.002*

Mean ± SD

0.53 ± 0.13

0.52 ± 0.15

0.38 ± 0.04

  1. *Significant