| Metal (n = 111) | Geometric mean (GM) | 95% CI | Min; max | Percentiles | Comparison with similar populations | ||||
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20th | 40th | 60th | 80th | GM (90th)a 21–64-year-old females (n = 31) | GM (95% CI)b 20–60-year-old females (n = 968) | |||||
Biometals | Ca, ppm | 19.68 | 12.28; 31.53 | 0.01; 287.41 | 10.11 | 27.13 | 50.82 | 93.10 | Â | Â |
Cu, ppb | 12.10 | 8.55; 17.12 | 0.01; 2861.69 | 8.38 | 12.54 | 18.33 | 31.74 | 5.06 (7.25) | Â | |
K, ppm | 998.88 | 604.84;649.63 | 0.01; 5633.91 | 904.05 | 1556.99 | 2070.66 | 3228.45 | Â | Â | |
Mg, ppm | 15.17 | 9.41; 24.43 | 0.01; 160.22 | 10.92 | 23.84 | 40.28 | 62.66 | Â | Â | |
Na, ppm | 1629.31 | 969.30; 2738.74 | 0.01; 10832.98 | 1704.94 | 2538.68 | 3615.22 | 4824.97 | Â | Â | |
Se, ppb | 19.58 | 13.73; 27.91 | 0.01; 226.59 | 16.54 | 22.97 | 33.18 | 47.78 | 13.1 (18.3) | Â | |
Zn, ppb | 146.51 | 93.61; 229.32 | 0.01; 4862.63 | 86.84 | 173.24 | 301.37 | 487.03 | 172 (316) | 265 (251–280) | |
Non-essential metals | Ag, ppb | 0.04 | 0.03; 0.08 | 0.01; 17.13 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 7.29 | Â | Â |
Al, ppb | 6.14 | 3.80; 9.90 | 0.01; 97.27 | 4.34 | 11.27 | 17.17 | 26.52 |  | 2.28 (2.07–2.51) | |
As, ppb | 3.59 | 2.33; 5.52 | 0.01; 146.21 | 1.48 | 4.41 | 9.17 | 16.60 | 32.2 (123) | 18.2 (17.0–19.4) | |
Ba, ppb | 1.29 | 0.89; 1.87 | 0.01; 337.47 | 0.64 | 1.32 | 2.49 | 4.40 | Â | Â | |
Be, ppb | 0.11 | 0.07; 0.16 | 0.01; 2.63 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.72 |  | 0.004 (0.004–0.005) | |
Cd, ppb | 0.20 | 0.16; 0.26 | 0.01; 2.75 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.11 (0.26) | 0.39 (0.37–0.42) | |
Co, ppb | 0.93 | 0.73; 1.19 | 0.01; 4.37 | 0.46 | 0.92 | 1.40 | 2.47 | 0.31 (0.69) | 0.66(0.63–0.69) | |
Cr, ppb | 0.63 | 0.44; 0.90 | 0.01; 10.09 | 0.28 | 0.71 | 1.18 | 2.19 | 0.064 (0.10) | 0.39 (0.36–0.42) | |
Fe, ppb | 1.17 | 0.54; 2.53 | 0.01; 1640.82 | 0.01 | 3.33 | 16.54 | 39.43 | 2.34 (5.14) | Â | |
Li, ppb | 9.64 | 5.10; 9.52 | 0.01; 74.99 | 5.18 | 8.15 | 11.20 | 16.21 | 9.22 (16.1) | Â | |
Mn, ppb | 0.03 | 0.02; 0.04 | 0.01; 4.81 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.10 (0.25) | 0.29 (0.27–0.31) | |
Mo, ppb | 7.23 | 3.86; 13.55 | 0.01; 604.57 | 4.53 | 19.64 | 34.76 | 64.20 | 31.3 (63.4) | Â | |
Ni, ppb | 1.23 | 0.95; 1.60 | 0.01; 8.31 | 0.65 | 1.28 | 2.20 | 3.02 | 0.91 (1.57) | 2.10 (1.98–2.21) | |
Pb, ppb | 0.17 | 0.09; 0.32 | 0.01; 62.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.43 | 9.66 | 0.28 (0.43) | 0.90 (0.84–0.95) | |
Sr, ppb | 72.73 | 48.25; 109.65 | 0.01; 556.97 | 45.41 | 88.50 | 135.57 | 249.20 | Â | Â | |
Tl, ppb | 0.04 | 0.03; 0.05 | 0.01; 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.20 |  | 0.20 (0.19–0.21) | |
V, ppb | 0.04 | 0.03; 0.06 | 0.01; 1.22 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.011 (0.018) | 0.24 (0.22–0.26) | |
U, ppb | 0.01 | 0.01; 0.01 | 0.01; 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.67 (2.82) | Â |