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Table 5 Correlation analysis between heavy metals and different parameters in the FMS group

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

Correlations

Group II

VIT D

PTH

LEAD

Aluminum

Cadmium

Chromium

r

P-value

r

P-value

r

P-value

r

P-value

r

P-value

r

P-value

PTH pg/ml

-0.897

< 0.001*

          

Lead ug/dl

-0.914

< 0.001*

0.895

< 0.001*

        

Aluminium ug/dl

-0.039

0.869

0.112

0.638

0.091

0.703

      

Cadmium ug/dl

-0.690

0.001*

0.794

< 0.001*

0.770

< 0.001*

0.231

0.326

    

Chromium ug/dl

-0.914

< 0.001*

0.965

< 0.001*

0.893

< 0.001*

0.199

0.401

0.728

< 0.001*

  

SSS

-0.834

< 0.001*

0.878

< 0.001*

0.856

< 0.001*

0.112

0.638

0.586

0.007*

0.922

< 0.001*

WPI

-0.841

< 0.001*

0.915

< 0.001*

0.860

< 0.001*

0.097

0.686

0.623

0.003*

0.937

< 0.001*

VAS

-0.834

< 0.001*

0.881

< 0.001*

0.873

< 0.001*

0.048

0.840

0.619

0.004*

0.901

< 0.001*

  1. VIT D Vitamin D, PTH Parathyroid Hormone, VAS Visual analogue scale, SSS Symptom severity score, WPI Widespread pain index
  2. *Significant
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