Association of electronic cigarette use with lead, cadmium, barium, and antimony body burden: NHANES 2015-2016.
J Trace Elem Med Biol
; 62: 126602, 2020 Dec.
Article
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| ID: mdl-32650063
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Exposure of toxic metals from e-cigarette use is a cause for public health concern because youth, young adults, and non-smokers are the target population rapidly adopting e-cigarette use. The purpose of this research is to determine the association of the body burden of heavy metals with e-cigarette use using NHANES (U.S.) 2015-2016 data.METHODS:
Blood lead (Nâ¯=â¯1899) and urinary cadmium, barium, and antimony (Nâ¯=â¯1302) data were extracted from NHANES, 2015-2016; geometric means were calculated and bivariate and multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted. Participants were categorized as having neither e-cigarette nor cigarette use; smoking history (including dual use with e-cigarettes); and only e-cigarette (current or former).RESULTS:
In multivariable analyses adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, age, and poverty levels, current or former e-cigarette use failed to reach a statistical significance in the association with metals. However, participants with a smoking history were more likely to have higher blood lead and urinary cadmium than participants who neither used e-cigarettes nor cigarettes.CONCLUSION:
Blood lead levels, and urinary cadmium, barium, and antimony levels were similar between participants who used e-cigarettes and participants who did not.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Barium
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Cadmium
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
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Lead
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Antimony
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Trace Elem Med Biol
Journal subject:
METABOLISMO
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article