Table 6 Comparison of serum and urine heavy metal levels for participants who consume marine fish and those who do not
From: Association between heavy metal levels and acute ischemic stroke
Variables | Marine fish Consumption | Marine fish Non-consumption | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
S-Pb (μg/L) | 23.3 ± 9.6 | 22.7 ± 8.0 | 0.838 |
S-Hg (μg/L) | 9.4 ± 6.4 | 4.0 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 |
S-As (μg/L) | 6.9 ± 5.2 | 5.7 ± 5.1 | 0.432 |
S-Cd (μg/L) | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 0.081 |
U-Pb (μg/L) | 11.3 ± 7.3 | 9.7 ± 6.0 | 0.419 |
U-Hg (μg/L) | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 0.7 ± 0.5 | 0.098 |
U-As (μg/L) | 86.0 ± 122.9 | 36.5 ± 21.6 | 0.127 |
U-Cd (μg/L) | 1.7 ± 1.8 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 0.345 |