Assessment of Essential and Toxic Element Levels in Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer.

Cancers (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13072392 · PMID 41976274

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.071so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Likewise, Mg and Zn showed upward trends, but these did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.071 and p = 0.083, respectively).

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borderline significanceno p-value reported

Among the remaining predictors, age showed a limited and element-specific effect, reaching borderline significance only for Mg (B = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.00 to 1.54), while confidence intervals for most other elements crossed zero.

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Higher-grade tumors were associated with increased levels of Ca, P, Mg, and Mn, while Na and K showed a decreasing trend with tumor progression.

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

Pb showed an increasing trend after menopause, with higher values in postmenopausal patients, reaching significance in some comparisons (notably in A and C).

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