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Table 6 Serum fluoride, urinary fluoride, and age in the fluoride-exposed and control groups

From: Effect of fluoride exposure on bone metabolism indicators ALP, BALP, and BGP

Group

Number of participants

Age (years)

Serum fluoride (mg/L)

Urinary fluoride (mg/L)

Air fluoride (mg/m3)

Fluoride-exposed

58

38.35 ± 14.24

0.46 ± 0.22*

2.72 ± 0.16*

2.08 ± 1.01*

Control

28

39.70 ± 13.90

0.16 ± 0.07

0.63 ± 0.16

0.10 ± 0.06

  1. p < 0.05 compared with the control
  2. Values are given as the mean ± SD