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Table 3 Spearman’s correlation (r) for toxic metal levels in children’s toenails (n = 20) and blood (n = 17)

From: Toxic metal levels in children residing in a smelting craft village in Vietnam: a pilot biomonitoring study

Metala

Cd-N

Cr-N

Pb-N

Mn-N

Hg-N

Pb-B

As-N

0.59*

0.07

0.42

0.58*

−0.10

0.00

Cd-N

 

0.26

0.66*

0.60*

0.03

0.04

Cr-N

  

0.02

0.72**

0.26

−0.43

Pb-N

   

0.33

0.02

0.65*

Mn-N

    

0.01

−0.30

Hg-N

     

−0.32

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. **p < 0.001.
  3. aB denotes blood metal levels. N denotes toenail metal levels.
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