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Table 4 The results of the Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA analyses of the two sets and two sub-sets of individuals

From: Comparison of trace element chemistry in human bones interred in two private chapels attached to Franciscan friaries in Italy and Denmark: an investigation of social stratification in two medieval and post-medieval societies

Italian samples		Danish samples
Elements	KW p-value	Elements	KW p-value
Ca (n = 51)	0.000	Ca (n = 21)	0.021
Mn (n = 49)	0.002	Mn (n = 20)	0.452
Fe (n = 47)	< 0.0001	Fe (n = 20)	0.782
Cu (n = 51)	< 0.0001	Cu (n = 21)	0.022
Sr (n = 51)	< 0.0001	Sr (n = 21)	0.002
Ba (n = 51)	< 0.0001	Ba (n = 21)	0.002
Hg (n = 51)	< 0.0001	Hg (n = 21)	0.551
Pb (n = 51)	< 0.0001	Pb (n = 21)	0.000

Factors (n = 51)	KW p-value	Factors (n = 21)	KW p-value
D1	< 0.0001	D1	0.881
D2	0.000	D2	0.823
D3	0.001	D3	0.654
		D4	0.263

Only cortical tissue samples. Numbers of data points in parenthesis. Value in italics are below the p-value (< 0.05)
Value in italics are below the p-value (< 0.05)

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