Association between Blood Lead Level and Gout: The United States National Health Nutrition and Examination Survey 2007-2016

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man-Fung Tsoi ◽  
Bernard Man Yung Cheung ◽  
Chak Sing Lau ◽  
Tommy Cheung
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Health ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals The association of blood lead level and cancer mortality among whites in the United States.

2002 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmedin Jemal ◽  
Barry I Graubard ◽  
Susan S Devesa ◽  
Katherine M Flegal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States

Associations between blood lead level and substance use among adults in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. e144
Author(s):  
Hui Hu ◽  
Joy Scheidell ◽  
Ashley Coatsworth ◽  
Xiaohui Xu ◽  
Maria R. Khan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States

Modeling elevated blood lead level risk across the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 769 ◽  
pp. 145237
Author(s):  
David C. Wheeler ◽  
Joseph Boyle ◽  
Shyam Raman ◽  
Erik J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States ◽  
Elevated Blood

scholarly journals Continual Decrease in Blood Lead Level in Americans: United States National Health Nutrition and Examination Survey 1999-2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 129 (11) ◽  
pp. 1213-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man-Fung Tsoi ◽  
Ching-Lung Cheung ◽  
Tommy Tsang Cheung ◽  
Bernard Man Yung Cheung
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Health ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead

scholarly journals Blood lead level and risk of hypertension in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Fung Tsoi ◽  
Chris Wai Hang Lo ◽  
Tommy Tsang Cheung ◽  
Bernard Man Yung Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Lead Levels

AbstractLead is a heavy metal without a biological role. High level of lead exposure is known to be associated with hypertension, but the risk at low levels of exposure is uncertain. In this study, data from US NHANES 1999–2016 were analyzed. Adults with blood lead and blood pressure measurements, or self-reported hypertension diagnosis, were included. If not already diagnosed, hypertension was defined according to the AHA/ACC 2017 hypertension guideline. Results were analyzed using R statistics version 3.5.1 with sample weight adjustment. Logistic regression was used to study the association between blood lead level and hypertension. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were estimated. Altogether, 39,477 participants were included. Every doubling in blood lead level was associated with hypertension (OR [95%CI] 1.45 [1.40–1.50]), which remained significant after adjusting for demographics. Using quartile 1 as reference, higher blood lead levels were associated with increased adjusted odds of hypertension (Quartile 4 vs. Quartile 1: 1.22 [1.09–1.36]; Quartile 3 vs. Quartile 1: 1.15 [1.04–1.28]; Quartile 2 vs. Quartile 1: 1.14 [1.05–1.25]). In conclusion, blood lead level is associated with hypertension in the general population with blood lead levels below 5 µg/dL. Our findings suggest that reducing present levels of environmental lead exposure may bring cardiovascular benefits by reducing blood pressure.

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