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Fig. 4

From: Blood trace elements in association with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk, aggressiveness and prognosis in a high incidence region of China

Fig. 4

Overall and individual exposure effects of trace element mixtures with 95% CIs on ESCC risk, tumor invasion depth and metastasis risk using the BKMR model. All estimates were adjusted for age and gender. (A) Change in outcome when all metals were at their median by either increasing or decreasing all metals in decile increments. (B) Estimated values of exposure–response were calculated by comparing the risk for individual trace elements at its 75th percentile as compared to when the mixtures of other elements were fixed at their 25th (red line), 50th (green line), or 75th (blue line) percentile.

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