Table 3 Trace elements concentrations data in different tissues based on some descriptive parameters

Calcium

Mean

130.7

283.1

668.9

1770.3

Median

105.7

225.2

635.2

1320.3

Range

16.1–483.2

19.6–722.8

62.7–3572.5

300.9–4040.8

1^st and 3^rd quartile

68.9/186.6

154.5/342.0

271.0/793.8

795.5/2734.9

Iron

Mean

15.6

15.8

33.0

15.1

Median

11.8

11.4

21.0

15.3

Range

3.6–87.9

4.9–103.4

8.7–166.9

5.5–26.6

1^st and 3^rd quartile

6.4/20.2

7.3/16.0

12.8/42.6

11.2/18.7

Copper

Mean

3.3

0.6

1.0

2.1

Median

0.4

0.5

0.7

1.6

Range

0.1–103.0

0.1–1.7

0.2–5.4

0.9–6.7

1^st and 3^rd quartile

0.2/0.7

0.3/0.9

0.5/1.3

1.7/1.9

Zinc

Mean

2.1

2.8

7.1

12.2

Median

1.5

2.3

6.6

11.1

Range

0.1–9.7

0.3–8.8

1.6–30.0

4.5–21.1

1^st and 3^rd quartile

0.4/3.2

1.7/3.5

3.9/8.4

6.9/15.5