Assessment of liver function in two groups of outdoor workers exposed to arsenic.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health
; 87(7): 745-52, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate whether the exposure to arsenic (As) causes alterations of liver enzymes in two groups of outdoor workers.METHODS:
Total urinary As and the levels of AST/GOT, ALT/GPT, and GGT were measured on 80 traffic policemen and 50 police drivers. Personal air samples were obtained for assessing the exposure to As on a subgroup of 20 traffic policemen and 20 police drivers.RESULTS:
Mean values of personal exposure to As, urinary As, AST/GOT, and ALT/GPT were significantly higher in traffic policemen than in the police drivers. Multiple linear regression models showed associations between urinary As and airborne As, ALT/GPT and the job variables, and BMI and urinary As.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings contribute toward the evaluation of the hepatic effects of exposure to As in the urban workers.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arsénico
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Exposición Profesional
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Policia
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Contaminantes Ocupacionales del Aire
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Hígado
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Arch Occup Environ Health
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article