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Table 3 Correlations of arsenic exposure with serum MMP-2 and MMP-9 concentrations

From: Elevated concentrations of serum matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 and their associations with circulating markers of cardiovascular diseases in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals

Exposure metrics

MMP-2 (n = 369)

MMP-9 (n = 373)

Correlation coefficient (r s )

p-value

Correlation coefficient (r s )

p-value

Water arsenic

0.208

<0.001

0.163

<0.01

Hair arsenic

0.163

<0.01

0.173

<0.01

Nail arsenic

0.160

<0.01

0.182

<0.001

  1. Log-transformed values were used. p-values were from Spearman correlation coefficient test
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