Table 3
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Spearman correlations among age, IIEF-EF scores, sexual and thyroid hormones, and blood and urinary metal concentrations in miners.

AgeIIEF-EFSHBGTotal testosteroneFree testosteroneTSHT4
Age-0.140.44**−0.02−0.31**−0.090.20
IIEF-EF−0.21−0.060.150.020.04
SHBG0.49**−0.19−0.05−0.06
Total testosterone0.63**−0.180.39
TSH−0.07
Blood
 Mn0.00−0.050.140.140.050.19−0.10
 Co−0.06−0.080.07−0.01−0.15−0.01−0.17
 Cd0.03−0.080.31**0.07−0.16−0.16−0.30**
 Hg−0.02−0.02−0.23*0.030.24*0.000.18
 Pb0.18*−0.110.37**0.09−0.160.09−0.29**
Urinea
 Li−0.030.050.08−0.020.020.060.04
 Al0.11−0.140.030.08−0.06−0.100.10
 Cr0.01−0.17−0.070.050.130.010.17
 Mn−0.10−0.11−0.120.00−0.03−0.050.10
 Co−0.04−0.160.220.05−0.110.00−0.17
 Ni0.28**−0.160.33**0.20−0.17−0.11−0.11
 Cu0.01−0.060.020.100.02−0.07−0.06
 Zn0.000.030.220.170.020.02−0.13
 As0.01−0.020.210.02−0.080.16−0.08
 Se−0.080.00−0.09−0.18−0.200.03−0.21
 Mo−0.100.07−0.03−0.10−0.210.13−0.10
 Cd0.10−0.19*0.23*0.10−0.12−0.11−0.24*
 Sn−0.08−0.03−0.100.080.20−0.030.47**
 Sb−0.010.000.150.190.12−0.03−0.12
 Ba−0.08−0.04−0.050.130.10−0.28*0.01
 Pb0.07−0.090.22*0.180.05−0.03−0.02
 U0.01−0.150.090.01−0.190.11−0.22
AgeIIEF-EFSHBGTotal testosteroneFree testosteroneTSHT4
Age-0.140.44**−0.02−0.31**−0.090.20
IIEF-EF−0.21−0.060.150.020.04
SHBG0.49**−0.19−0.05−0.06
Total testosterone0.63**−0.180.39
TSH−0.07
Blood
 Mn0.00−0.050.140.140.050.19−0.10
 Co−0.06−0.080.07−0.01−0.15−0.01−0.17
 Cd0.03−0.080.31**0.07−0.16−0.16−0.30**
 Hg−0.02−0.02−0.23*0.030.24*0.000.18
 Pb0.18*−0.110.37**0.09−0.160.09−0.29**
Urinea
 Li−0.030.050.08−0.020.020.060.04
 Al0.11−0.140.030.08−0.06−0.100.10
 Cr0.01−0.17−0.070.050.130.010.17
 Mn−0.10−0.11−0.120.00−0.03−0.050.10
 Co−0.04−0.160.220.05−0.110.00−0.17
 Ni0.28**−0.160.33**0.20−0.17−0.11−0.11
 Cu0.01−0.060.020.100.02−0.07−0.06
 Zn0.000.030.220.170.020.02−0.13
 As0.01−0.020.210.02−0.080.16−0.08
 Se−0.080.00−0.09−0.18−0.200.03−0.21
 Mo−0.100.07−0.03−0.10−0.210.13−0.10
 Cd0.10−0.19*0.23*0.10−0.12−0.11−0.24*
 Sn−0.08−0.03−0.100.080.20−0.030.47**
 Sb−0.010.000.150.190.12−0.03−0.12
 Ba−0.08−0.04−0.050.130.10−0.28*0.01
 Pb0.07−0.090.22*0.180.05−0.03−0.02
 U0.01−0.150.090.01−0.190.11−0.22

Abbreviations: IIEF-EF, International Index of Erectile Function–erectile function domain; SHBG, sex hormone–binding globulin; T4, thyroxin; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.

aCreatinine corrected.

*P < .05 (2-tailed).

**P < .01 (2-tailed).

Table 3
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Spearman correlations among age, IIEF-EF scores, sexual and thyroid hormones, and blood and urinary metal concentrations in miners.

AgeIIEF-EFSHBGTotal testosteroneFree testosteroneTSHT4
Age-0.140.44**−0.02−0.31**−0.090.20
IIEF-EF−0.21−0.060.150.020.04
SHBG0.49**−0.19−0.05−0.06
Total testosterone0.63**−0.180.39
TSH−0.07
Blood
 Mn0.00−0.050.140.140.050.19−0.10
 Co−0.06−0.080.07−0.01−0.15−0.01−0.17
 Cd0.03−0.080.31**0.07−0.16−0.16−0.30**
 Hg−0.02−0.02−0.23*0.030.24*0.000.18
 Pb0.18*−0.110.37**0.09−0.160.09−0.29**
Urinea
 Li−0.030.050.08−0.020.020.060.04
 Al0.11−0.140.030.08−0.06−0.100.10
 Cr0.01−0.17−0.070.050.130.010.17
 Mn−0.10−0.11−0.120.00−0.03−0.050.10
 Co−0.04−0.160.220.05−0.110.00−0.17
 Ni0.28**−0.160.33**0.20−0.17−0.11−0.11
 Cu0.01−0.060.020.100.02−0.07−0.06
 Zn0.000.030.220.170.020.02−0.13
 As0.01−0.020.210.02−0.080.16−0.08
 Se−0.080.00−0.09−0.18−0.200.03−0.21
 Mo−0.100.07−0.03−0.10−0.210.13−0.10
 Cd0.10−0.19*0.23*0.10−0.12−0.11−0.24*
 Sn−0.08−0.03−0.100.080.20−0.030.47**
 Sb−0.010.000.150.190.12−0.03−0.12
 Ba−0.08−0.04−0.050.130.10−0.28*0.01
 Pb0.07−0.090.22*0.180.05−0.03−0.02
 U0.01−0.150.090.01−0.190.11−0.22
AgeIIEF-EFSHBGTotal testosteroneFree testosteroneTSHT4
Age-0.140.44**−0.02−0.31**−0.090.20
IIEF-EF−0.21−0.060.150.020.04
SHBG0.49**−0.19−0.05−0.06
Total testosterone0.63**−0.180.39
TSH−0.07
Blood
 Mn0.00−0.050.140.140.050.19−0.10
 Co−0.06−0.080.07−0.01−0.15−0.01−0.17
 Cd0.03−0.080.31**0.07−0.16−0.16−0.30**
 Hg−0.02−0.02−0.23*0.030.24*0.000.18
 Pb0.18*−0.110.37**0.09−0.160.09−0.29**
Urinea
 Li−0.030.050.08−0.020.020.060.04
 Al0.11−0.140.030.08−0.06−0.100.10
 Cr0.01−0.17−0.070.050.130.010.17
 Mn−0.10−0.11−0.120.00−0.03−0.050.10
 Co−0.04−0.160.220.05−0.110.00−0.17
 Ni0.28**−0.160.33**0.20−0.17−0.11−0.11
 Cu0.01−0.060.020.100.02−0.07−0.06
 Zn0.000.030.220.170.020.02−0.13
 As0.01−0.020.210.02−0.080.16−0.08
 Se−0.080.00−0.09−0.18−0.200.03−0.21
 Mo−0.100.07−0.03−0.10−0.210.13−0.10
 Cd0.10−0.19*0.23*0.10−0.12−0.11−0.24*
 Sn−0.08−0.03−0.100.080.20−0.030.47**
 Sb−0.010.000.150.190.12−0.03−0.12
 Ba−0.08−0.04−0.050.130.10−0.28*0.01
 Pb0.07−0.090.22*0.180.05−0.03−0.02
 U0.01−0.150.090.01−0.190.11−0.22

Abbreviations: IIEF-EF, International Index of Erectile Function–erectile function domain; SHBG, sex hormone–binding globulin; T4, thyroxin; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.

aCreatinine corrected.

*P < .05 (2-tailed).

**P < .01 (2-tailed).

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