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Table 1 Arsenic and zinc concentration in each quartiles

From: Serum concentration of selected macro- and microelements and their correlation with the risk of breast and ovarian cancer among BRCA1 mutation carriers

As (µg/l)

Cases (n=99)

Controls (n=198)

OR

p-value

1,14 – 3,64[

20(20,2%)

53(26,8%)

1,000

-

[3,64 – 4,51[

29(29,3%)

45(22,7%)

1,708

0.0098

[4,51 – 5,70[

24(24,2%)

51(25,7%)

1,247

0.00719

[5,70 – 57,66

26(26,3%)

49(24,7%)

1,406

0.04843

Zn (µg/l)

Cases (n=99)

Controls (n=198)

OR

p-value

218,89 – 692,48[

31(31,3%)

43(21,7%)

1,000

-

[692,48 – 756,01[

18(18,2%)

56(28,3%)

0,446

0.02709

[756,01 – 838,00[

24(24,2%)

50(25,3%)

0,666

0.07447

[838,00 – 1911,15

26(26,3%)

49(24,7%)

0,736

0.13030