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Table 3 Comparison of heavy metal and glyphosate urinary excretion between patients with SAN (group 1), controls from endemic area (group 2) and controls from non-endemic area (group 3)

From: Simultaneous exposure to multiple heavy metals and glyphosate may contribute to Sri Lankan agricultural nephropathy

Element

Creatinine unadjusted

Creatinine adjusted

Chi-Square value (P value) DF=2

Difference between group 1-2

Difference between group 1-3

Difference between group 2-3

Chi-Square value (P value) DF=2

Difference between group 1-2

Difference between group 1-3

Difference between group 2-3

Z Value

Effect sizea

Z value

Effect sizea

Z value

Effect sizea

Z Value

Effect sizea

Z Value

Effect sizea

Z value

Effect sizea

Al

4.2 (0.123)

-1.32

0.30

-1.29

0.29

-1.74

0.39

11.3 (0.004)

-2.34

0.52

-3.10**

0.69

-1.29

0.29

Sb

25.9 (*)

-3.80**

0.85

-3.79**

0.85

-3.79**

0.85

19.5 (*)

-2.27

0.51

-3.78**

0.85

-3.22**

0.72

As

5.9 (0.051)

-1.59

0.35

-1.59

0.35

-2.04

0.46

11.7 (0.003)

-1.51

0.34

-3.10**

0.69

-2.35

0.52

Ba

18.7 (*)

-3.56**

0.79

-1.29

0.29

-3.71**

0.83

18.0 (*)

-1.36

0.30

-3.48**

0.78

-3.63**

0.81

Cd

25.8 (*)

-3.80**

0.85

-3.75**

0.84

-3.79**

0.85

21.6 (*)

-2.50**

0.56

-3.79**

0.85

-3.64**

0.81

Cr

14.6 (0.001)

-2.50**

0.56

-2.65**

0.59

-3.10**

0.69

18.4 (*)

-2.65**

0.59

-3.71**

0.83

-2.72**

0.61

Co

19.5 (*)

-3.41**

0.76

-2.35

0.53

-3.63**

0.81

16.0 (*)

-1.93

0.43

-3.45**

0.77

-2.96**

0.66

Cu

5.3 (0.07)

-0.91

0.20

-1.66

0.37

-2.08

0.47

12.8 (0.002)

-2.42**

0.54

-3.18**

0.71

-1.82

0.41

Fe

15.1

(0.001)

-3.10**

0.69

-0.23

0.05

-3.55**

0.79

13.2 (0.001)

-0.91

0.20

-2.57**

0.57

-3.48**

0.78

Pb

25.9 (*)

-3.80**

0.85

-3.80**

0.85

-3.78**

0.85

20.6 (*)

-2.57**

0.58

-3.78**

0.85

-3.33**

0.74

Mn

18.8 (*)

-3.34**

0.75

-1.90

0.43

-3.71**

0.83

15.7 (*)

-0.15

0.03

-3.41**

0.76

-3.41

0.76

Mo

3.8 (0.149)

-1.29

0.29

-0.38

0.08

-1.97

0.44

5.9 (0.52)

-1.55

0.35

-2.19

0.49

-1.29

0.29

Ni

9.5 (0.009)

-2.42**

0.54

-0.91

0.20

-2.72**

0.61

9.8 (0.008)

-1.36

0.30

-2.72**

0.61

-2.34

0.52

Se

6.9 (0.032)

-1.66

0.37

-1.29

0.29

-2.42**

0.54

13.4 (0.001)

-2.42**

0.54

-3.33**

0.74

-1.74

0.39

Sr

17.5 (*)

-3.33**

0.74

-1.10

0.25

-3.70**

0.83

15.2 (0.001)

-0.91

0.20

-3.10**

0.69

-3.48**

0.78

Sn

22.9 (*)

-3.10**

0.69

-3.71**

0.83

-3.71**

0.83

17.4 (*)

-3.44**

0.77

-3.18**

0.71

-2.27

0.51

Ti

3.2 (0.199)

-1.29

0.29

-0.61

0.14

-1.66

0.37

7.5 (0.023)

-1.51

0.34

-2.57**

0.57

-1.51

0.34

V

13.7 (0.001)

-2.72**

0.61

-1.02

0.23

-3.44**

0.77

17.4 (*)

-1.51

0.34

-3.48**

0.78

-3.48**

0.78

Zn

4.6 (0.098)

-1.66

0.37

-0.15

0.03

-2.04

0.46

13.8 (0.001)

-2.04

0.46

-3.55**

0.79

-1.89

0.42

Gly

20.4 (*)

-1.38

0.31

-3.78**

0.85

-3.80**

0.85

19.8 (*)

-0.77

0.17

-3.78**

0.85

-3.79**

0.85

  1. * p value < 0.001, DF degrees of freedom, ** p value less than 0.017, a Bold values are large effect sizes