Patients

Cr (ppm)

Pb (ppm)

Zn (ppm)

Cu ((ppm)

Fe (ppm)

Mn (ppm)

Se (ppm)

As (ppm)

Newly Diagnosed (n = 12)

Mean ± SD

0.98 ± 1.25

1.80 ± 2.90

10.80 ± 3.83

5.99 ± 5.38

360.97 ± 74.60

0.21 ± 0.18

0.56 ± 0.29

0.23 ± 0.19

Old Diagnosed (n = 22)

Mean ± SD

0.51 ± 0.30

0.75 ± 0.37

10.73 ± 4.52

7.21 ± 7.36

353.19 ± 133.47

0.14 ± 0.06

0.49 ± 0.22

0.24 ± 0.21

Control (n = 19)

Mean ± SD

0.70 ± 0.45

0.70 ± 0.40

9.69 ± 3.45

4.36 ± 5.20

393.08 ± 102.76

0.17 ± 0.12

0.49 ± 0.22

0.2 ± 0.19

at-value

p-value

0.913

0.369

1.643

0.111

0.837

0.409

0.836

0.410

0.935

0.358

0.721

0.477

0.69

0.49

0.21

0.83

bt-value

p-value

1.584

0.121

0.409

0.685

0.818

0.418

1.410

0.167

1.059

0.296

1.143

0.260

0.83

0.41

0.47

0.63

ct-value

p-value

1.702

0.089

1.693

0.10

0.045

0.964

0.506

0.617

0.186

0.854

1.713

0.96

1.36

0.18

0.16

0.86