Table 5 Correlation between food consumption frequency and Cd level and OKM weight
From: Effect of tobacco use on cadmium accumulation in the oral keratinized mucosa
All patients (n = 40) | Seafood | Rice | Tuberous vegetables | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r | p | r | p | r | p | |
OKM weight (gram) | 0,196 | 0,226 | -0,069 | 0,672 | -0,015 | 0,925 |
Cd level | 0,024 | 0,881 | -0,059 | 0,718 | 0,200 | 0,215 |
Non-smokers (n = 19) | ||||||
OKM weight (gram) | 0,119 | 0,627 | -0,042 | 0,865 | -0,086 | 0,726 |
Cd level | 0,045 | 0,855 | 0,041 | 0,867 | 0,420 | 0,074 |
Smokers (n = 21) | ||||||
OKM weight (gram) | 0,151 | 0,514 | -0,121 | 0,601 | -0,037 | 0,874 |
Cd level | 0,191 | 0,407 | -0,126 | 0,587 | -0,015 | 0,948 |