Table 4 Unadjusted individual metal probit regression models for the association of heavy metal concentrations and PC.
From: Associations between plasma and urinary heavy metal concentrations and the risk of prostate cancer
BPH vs. PC | Unadjusted | OR | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manganese | Plasma | 0.07 | − 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.48 |
Urine | − 0.05 | − 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.58 | |
Cobalt | Plasma | 0.00 | − 2.42 | 2.43 | 1.00 |
Urine | − 0.39 | − 1.05 | 0.27 | 0.25 | |
Vanadium | Plasma | 7.92 | − 1.04 | 16.87 | 0.08 |
Urine | − 0.48 | − 1.84 | 0.88 | 0.49 | |
Iron | Plasma | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
Urine | 0.00 | − 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.43 | |
Copper | Plasma | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
Urine | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.06 | |
Zinc | Plasma | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
Urine | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.78 | |
Selenium | Plasma | 0.00 | − 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.64 |
Urine | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.57 | |
Arsenic | Plasma | 0.00 | − 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.83 |
Urine | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | |
Molybdenum | Plasma | 0.00 | − 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.98 |
Urine | 0.00 | − 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.26 | |
Cadmium | Plasma | 5.31 | − 19.28 | 29.89 | 0.67 |
Urine | 0.10 | − 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.77 | |
Antimony | Plasma | − 0.25 | − 0.43 | − 0.08 | 0.00 |
Urine | − 1.95 | − 4.59 | 0.70 | 0.15 | |
Barium | Plasma | − 0.05 | − 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.80 |
Urine | 0.05 | − 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.36 | |
Mercury | Plasma | − 0.10 | − 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.44 |
Urine | − 0.12 | − 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.15 | |
Lead | Plasma | 0.04 | − 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.60 |
Urine | 0.28 | 0.02 | 0.54 | 0.03 | |
