Table 2 Distribution characteristics of plasma heavy metals in different populations
| Â | Nondyslipidemia | Dyslipidemia | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | |||
  Cr (µg/L) | 3.05 (1.98,4.15) | 2.88 (1.81,3.99) | < 0.01 |
  Fe (µg/L) | 1058.81 (808.18,1338.57) | 1109.97 (838.60,1362.91) | < 0.05 |
  Zn (µg/L) | 1114.34 (764.19,5081.41) | 1017.17 (765.32,2757.71) | < 0.01 |
  As (µg/L) | 1.18 (0.91,1.79) | 1.24 (0.94,2.26) | < 0.01 |
  Sr (µg/L) | 27.22 (21.71,33.65) | 26.04 (20.76,32.68) | < 0.01 |
  Cd (µg/L) | 0.19 (0.13,0.28) | 0.18 (0.13,0.28) | 0.07 |
  Pb (µg/L) | 5.30 (3.36,8.70) | 4.91 (3.23,8.57) | < 0.05 |
Male | |||
  Cr (µg/L) | 2.98 (1.88,4.09) | 2.89 (1.80,3.98) | 0.23 |
  Fe (µg/L) | 1177.24 (923.17,1488.81) | 1227.94 (989.16,1523.50) | < 0.05 |
  Zn (µg/L) | 1071.33 (757.22,4988.00) | 1059.65 (775.99,3702.13) | 0.58 |
  As (µg/L) | 1.23 (0.94,1.74) | 1.26 (0.96,2.10) | 0.18 |
  Sr (µg/L) | 28.13 (22.11,34.62) | 27.34 (21.02,34.91) | 0.24 |
  Cd (µg/L) | 0.19 (0.13,0.29) | 0.18 (0.12,0.30) | 0.25 |
  Pb (µg/L) | 5.79 (3.64,9.19) | 5.54 (3.54,9.34) | 0.65 |
Female | |||
  Cr (µg/L) | 3.09 (2.07,4.19) | 2.91 (1.82,3.99) | < 0.01 |
  Fe (µg/L) | 1003.81 (758.99,1251.67) | 1006.65 (766.15,1248.56) | 0.38 |
  Zn (µg/L) | 1127.92 (766.02,5138.50) | 978.58 (762.01,2175.95) | < 0.01 |
  As (µg/L) | 1.14 (0.89,1.86) | 1.23 (0.93,2.37) | < 0.01 |
  Sr (µg/L) | 26.77 (21.40,33.06) | 25.35 (20.60,31.55) | < 0.01 |
  Cd (µg/L) | 0.19 (0.14,0.27) | 0.18 (0.13,0.26) | 0.13 |
  Pb (µg/L) | 5.07 (3.20,8.41) | 4.56 (3.06,7.99) | < 0.05 |