Table 3 Associations between the prevalence of schizophrenia and the concentrations of EME.

Ca^b

86.98 (83.46–90.92)

0.923 (0.879–0.968)

0.001

0.939 (0.890–0.990)

0.020

K^b

152.75 (142.61–161.11)

0.980 (0.962–0.999)

0.038

0.984 (0.962–1.006)

0.153

Mg^b

22.34 (21.09–23.70)

0.788 (0.673–0.924)

0.003

0.806 (0.669–0.972)

0.024

Na^b

3175.24 (3115.72–3268.68)

0.996 (0.994–0.999)

0.003

0.995 (0.993–0.998)

0.003

Mn^c

2.19 (1.74–2.72)

2.368 (1.572–3.568)

<0.001

2.390 (1.504–3.796)

<0.001

Se^c

91.15 (74.29–114.19)

0.951 (0.936–0.966)

<0.001

0.954 (0.937–0.972)

<0.001

Co^c

1.11 (0.99–1.28)

2.163 (0.917–5.104)

0.078

1.903 (0.618–5.854)

0.262

Mo^c

2.87 (2.53–3.24)

0.974 (0.614–1.547)

0.912

0.659 (0.378–1.150)

0.142

Cu^c

936.43 (815.05–1060.17)

0.999 (0.997–1.000)

0.144

0.999 (0.997–1.001)

0.172

Zn^c

807.55 (701.93–916.79)

0.998 (0.996–1.000)

0.021

0.999 (0.996–1.001)

0.176

Fe^c

1008.85 (839.38–1210.66)

1.000 (0.999–1.001)

0.931

1 (0.999–1.001)

0.940