Table 1 Comparison of age and REE levels of male and female patients.

From: Sex disparities in the association between rare earth elements exposure and genetic mutation frequencies in lung cancer patients

 

Male (n = 32)

Female (n = 21)

p

p-adjust

Age (years, Median (P25–P75))

66 (64-70.25)

68 (65–72)

0.412

 

Metal exposures (Median (P25–P75), ng/mL)

    

La

0.31 (0.17–2.04)

0.21 (0.14–1.05)

0.144

0.240

Ce

6.96 (5.13–9.04)

5.57 (3.68–6.41)

0.088

0.220

Pr

0.03 (0.02–0.05)

0.03 (0.02–0.05)

0.698

0.873

Nd

0.21 (0.13–0.28)

0.14 (0.11–0.21)

0.029

0.145

Y

0.24 (0.19–0.29)

0.25 (0.18–0.27)

0.878

0.878

Combined exposure after normalization

    

Five REEs

1.03(-1.21-1.45)

-1.2(-2-0.74)

0.073

 

Four light REEs

0.51(-0.29-1.89)

-0.34(-2.28-0.73)

0.046

 

Mutation rates (Median (P25–P75))

    

SNVs

36.0 (18.5–59.5)

21 (16–28)

0.042

 

Indels

50.50 (37.00-75.75)

46 (41–54)

0.507

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