Table 3 Levels of metal ions over time by sex, laterality, and body mass index

Total

 Cr, ng/ml

0.70 (0.02)

1.19 (0.17)^*

1.80 (0.31)^*

1.62 (0.25)^*

1.20 (0.15)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.73 (0.02)

1.79 (0.39)^*

2.71 (0.48)^*

3.04 (0.45)^*

3.04 (0.49)^*

 Mo, ng/ml

0.82 (0.01)

6.78 (0.78)^*

7.01 (0.62)^*

5.21 (0.55)^*

7.52 (0.73)^*

Men

 Cr, ng/ml

0.70 (0.03)

1.06 (0.16)

1.8 (0.52)^*

1.2 (0.39)^*

1.17 (0.11)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.72 (0.04)

1.55 (0.56)^*

2.16 (0.59)^*

2.96 (0.78)^*

3.6 (0.62)^*

 Mo, g/ml

0.82 (0.02)

6.26 (1.41)^*

6.91 (1.06)^*

4.67 (0.42)^*

7.42 (0.57)^*

Women

 Cr, ng/ml

0.70 (0.03)

1.30 (0.29)^*

1.81 (0.40)^*

1.88 (0.30)^*

1.24 (0.28)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.74 (0.03)

2.01 (0.57)^*

3.19 (0.72)^*

3.09 (0.59)^*

2.52 (0.72)^*

 Mo, g/ml

0.83 (0.02)

7.23 (0.88)^*

7.1 (0.78)^*

5.55 (0.86)^*

7.6 (1.32)^*

Unilateral

 Cr, ng/ml

0.68 (0.03)

1.15 (0.21)^*

1.67 (0.37)^*

1.53 (0.27)^*

1.33 (0.28)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.72 (0.04)

1.97 (0.5)^*

2.32 (0.55)^*

3.00 (0.46)^*

2.54 (0.7)^*

 Mo, g/ml

0.82 (0.02)

6.16 (0.78)^*

7.35 (0.66)^*

4.84 (0.48)^*

7.04 (1.25)^*

Bilateral

 Cr, ng/ml

0.72 (0.02)

1.31 (0.22)

2.06 (0.62)^*

2.08 (0.75)^*

1.06 (0.06)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.74 (0.03)

1.21 (0.15)

3.50 (0.88)^*

3.26 (2.04)

3.63 (0.66)^*

 Mo, g/ml

0.83 (0.020

8.86 (2.01)^*

6.33 (1.39)^*

7.23 (2.56)

8.09 (0.67)^*

 Cr, ng/ml

0.73 (0.02)

1.16 (0.22)

3.03 (1.47)

1.85 (0.45)^*

1.29 (0.24)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.71 (0.02)

2.97 (1.05)^*

3.41 (1.86)

3.40 (0.74)^*

2.8 (0.63)^*

 Mo, g/ml

0.83 (0.01)

4.68 (0.56)^*

6.86 (3.65)

4.35 (0.74)^*

7.12 (1.1)^*

 Cr, ng/ml

0.66 (0.02)

1.20 (0.22)^*

1.61 (0.28)^*

1.47 (0.3)^*

1.06 (0.08)^*

 Co, ng/ml

0.76 (0.04)

1.44 (0.36)^*

2.60 (0.5)^*

2.81 (0.6)^*

3.45 (0.87)^*

 Mo, g/ml

0.81 (0.02)

7.41 (0.92)^*

7.03 (0.6)^*

5.75 (0.74)^*

8.22 (0.65)^*