Biological samples

Age groups

Control

DM1*

Control

DM1*

Male

Female

Cadmium

Scalp hair (µg/g)

1 - 5 yrs

1.05 ± 0.25

1.75 ± 0.17

0.96 ± 0.18

1.69 ± 0.23

6 - 10 yrs

1.69 ± 0.18

2.72 ± 0.30

1.55 ± 0.16

2.59 ± 0.34

11 - 14 yrs

2.40 ± 0.35

3.79 ± 0.59

2.29 ± 0.23

3.65 ± 0.79

Serum (µg/l)

1 - 5 yrs

0.31 ± 0.05

0.52 ± 0.05

0.27 ± 0.07

0.46 ± 0.03

6 - 10 yrs

0.45 ± 0.08

0.69 ± 0.11

0.41 ± 0.05

0.65 ± 0.08

11 - 14 yrs

0.62 ± 0.12

0.89 ± 0.07

0.58 ± 0.08

0.84 ± 0.14

Blood (µg/l)

1 - 5 yrs

2.63 ± 0.52

3.92 ± 0.49

2.51 ± 0.45

3.70 ± 0.51

6 - 10 yrs

3.21 ± 0.40

4.63 ± 0.35

2.96 ± 0.52

4.50 ± 0.65

11 - 14 yrs

3.79 ± 0.65

5.82 ± 0.72

3.54 ± 0.68

5.69 ± 0.85

Zinc

Scalp hair (µg/g)

1 - 5 yrs

165 ± 8.26

53.8 ± 5.15

152 ± 7.65

49.5 ± 3.57

6 - 10 yrs

198 ± 6.19

42.8 ± 3.22

185 ± 9.37

40.3 ± 5.27

11 - 14 yrs

239 ± 7.05

35.8 ± 4.28

219 ± 9.15

33.5 ± 5.02

Serum (mg/l)

1 - 5 yrs

1.3 ± 0.04

0.59 ± 0.12

1.35 ± 0.05

0.62 ± 0.09

6 - 10 yrs

1.5 ± 0.07

0.42 ± 0.10

1.48 ± 0.08

0.46 ± 0.07

11 - 14 yrs

1.6 ± 0.10

0.35 ± 0.10

1.52 ± 0.12

0.38 ± 0.05

Blood (mg/l)

1 - 5 yrs

11.5 ± 2.32

3.45 ± 0.55

13.2 ± 1.83

3.75 ± 0.32

6 - 10 yrs

9.35 ± 0.48

2.09 ± 0.39

8.92 ± 0.74

1.96 ± 0.28

11 - 14 yrs

7.85 ± 1.15

1.65 ± 0.28

7.58 ± 0.95

1.48 ± 0.22