Table 3 Significant positive correlation coefficients between trace elements in dentine and age.

From: Aging and trace elements in human coronal tooth dentine

 

Toxic elements

Essential elements

Li

Sn

Pb

B

Ba

K

Sr

S

Zn

Mg

Correlation coefficient*

0.483

0.401

0.880

0.222

0.282

0.399

0.294

0.327

0.185

0.262

P value

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.006

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.023

0.001

  1. *Values of Spearman’s Rho correlation coefficients.