ArticleInternational journal of hygiene and environmental health2013
Methylmercury and elemental mercury differentially associate with blood pressure among dental professionals.
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- Associations between mercury exposure with blood pressure and lipid levels: A cross-sectional study of dental professionals.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Application of linear mixed-effects model with LASSO to identify metal components associated with cardiac autonomic responses among welders: a repeated measures study.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Article
- Methyl mercury, but not inorganic mercury, associated with higher blood pressure during pregnancy.Environmental research · 2017Article
- Genetic Aspects of Susceptibility to Mercury Toxicity: An Overview.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Review
- Are prenatal mercury levels associated with subsequent blood pressure in childhood and adolescence? The Avon prebirth cohort study.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of methylmercury from seafood commonly consumed in North America: In vitro and epidemiological studies.Environmental research · 2016Article
- Mercury Exposure Assessment and Spatial Distribution in A Ghanaian Small-Scale Gold Mining Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
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- Associations of blood and urinary mercury with hypertension in U.S. adults: the NHANES 2003-2006.Environmental research · 2013Article
- Mercury biomarkers and DNA methylation among Michigan dental professionals.Environmental and molecular mutagenesis · 2013Article
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Abstract
Methylmercury-associated effects on the cardiovascular system have been documented though discrepancies exist, and most studied populations experience elevated methylmercury exposures. No paper has investigated the impact of low-level elemental (inorganic) mercury exposure on cardiovascular risk in humans. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of the association between mercury exposure (methylmercury and elemental mercury) and blood pressure measures in a cohort of dental professionals that experience background exposures to both mercury forms. Dental professionals were recruited during the 2010 Michigan Dental Association Annual Convention. Mercury levels in hair and urine samples were analyzed as biomarkers of methylmercury and elemental mercury exposure, respectively. Blood pressure (systolic, diastolic) was measured using an automated device. Distribution of mercury in hair (mean, range: 0.45, 0.02-5.18 μg/g) and urine (0.94, 0.03-5.54 μg/L) correspond well with the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Linear regression models revealed significant associations between diastolic blood pressure (adjusted for blood pressure medication use) and hair mercury (n=262, p=0.02). Urine mercury results opposed hair mercury in many ways. Notably, elemental mercury exposure was associated with a significant systolic blood pressure decrease (n=262, p=0.04) that was driven by the male population. Associations between blood pressure and two forms of mercury were found at exposure levels relevant to the general population, and associations varied according to type of mercury exposure and gender.
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