Observational studyJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2015
The relationship between occupational metal exposure and arterial compliance.
Observational study in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Toenails as a biomarker of exposure to arsenic: A review.Environmental research · 2021Pooled it
- The mediating role of vascular age in the association between blood metals and atherosclerosis from Manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Toenail Metal Exposures in Fishermen from Bodo City, Nigeria.Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2020Article
- Association of occupational exposures with cardiovascular disease among US Hispanics/Latinos.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2019Article
- 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
- Evaluation of the ambulatory arterial stiffness index in lead-exposed workers.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cumulative occupational exposure to various metals and arterial compliance in welders.
methodsThe observational follow-up study consisted of 25 subjects. Levels of nickel (Ni), lead, cadmium, manganese, and arsenic from toenails were assessed using mass spectrometry. Arterial compliance as reflected by augmentation index (AIx) was measured using SphygmoCor Px Pulse Wave Analysis System. Linear regression models were used to assess the associations.
resultsFor every 1 unit increase in log-transformed toenail Ni, there was a statistically significant 5.68 (95% confidence interval, 1.38 to 9.98; P = 0.01) unit increase in AIx. No significant associations were found between AIx and lead, cadmium, manganese, and arsenic.
conclusionsCumulative Ni exposure is associated with increased arterial stiffness in welders and may increase risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
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