Table 2 Comparison of element concentrations (median, minimum and maximum values) in breast milk of Uppsala women (n = 60) 2000-2009 with Swedish women (n = 64) included in the WHO 1989 study[4]
Uppsala 2000-2009 | WHO 1989 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Min | Max | Median | Min | Max | |
Macroelements | ||||||
Ca (mg/L) | 307 | 196 | 416 | 235 | 187 | 324 |
K (mg/L) | 636 | 549 | 729 | 548 | 397 | 711 |
Mg (mg/L) | 28 | 21 | 43 | 34 | 20 | 60 |
Na (mg/L) | 192 | 136 | 480 | 88 | 37 | 306 |
P (mg/L) | 171 | 126 | 233 | 142 | 131 | 150 |
Microelements | ||||||
Co (μg/L) | 0.047 | 0.022 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.75 |
Cr (μg/L) | 0.23 | 0.026 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.61 | 4.3 |
Cu (μg/L) | 471 | 327 | 670 | 186 | 80 | 408 |
Fe (μg/L) | 309 | 135 | 794 | 446 | 205 | 1049 |
Mn (μg/L) | 2.6 | 0.79 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 26 |
Mo (μg/L) | 2.4 | 0.80 | 12 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 5.9 |
Se (μg/L) | 12 | 8.8 | 18 | 13 | 3.7 | 25 |
Zn (μg/L) | 3524 | 1238 | 5710 | 700 | 270 | 1990 |
Toxic elements | ||||||
As (μg/L) | 0.33 | 0.041 | 4.6 | 0.55 | 0.37 | 5.5 |
Cd (μg/L) | 0.075 | 0.028 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
Pb (μg/L) | 1.2 | 0.74 | 6.4 | 17 | 9.6 | 37 |
Sb (μg/L) | 0.031 | 0.018 | 0.15 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 23 |
V (μg/L) | 0.039 | 0.015 | 0.56 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.16 |