Table 4 Spermean's correlation coefficients between metal concentrations in seminal and blood plasma (n = 61 samples each) and whole blood (n = 59 samples).
Lead S.P. R (P) | Lead B.P. R (P) | Lead W.B. R (P) | Cadmium S.P. R (P) | Cadmium B.P. R (P) | Cadmium W.B. R (P) | Mercury S.P. R (P) | Mercury B.P. R (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead B.P. | .13 (.32) | |||||||
Lead W.B. | -.08 (.55) | .06 (.67) | ||||||
Cadmium S.P. | .79 (.001) | .14 (.29) | -.06 (.66) | |||||
Cadmium B.P. | .18 (.17) | .60 (.001) | .08 (.54) | .12 (.36) | ||||
Cadmium W.B. | .01 (.97) | -.02 (.86) | .88 (.001) | -.05 (.71) | .14 (.29) | |||
Mercury S.P. | .79 (.001) | .04 (.79) | -.10 (.48) | .88 (.001) | .08 (.56) | -.08 (.55) | ||
Mercury B.P. | -.06 (.63) | .75 (.001) | .15 (.25) | -.05 (.70) | .71 (.001) | .22 (.09) | -.13 (.33) | |
Mercury W.B. | -.10 (.47) | .11 (.42) | .95 (.001) | -.01 (.92) | .10 (.47) | .82 (.001) | -.03 (.80) | .17 (.19) |