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ArticleEnvironmental toxicology and pharmacology2015

A pilot study of low-moderate drinking water arsenic contamination and chronic diseases among reproductive age women in Timiş County, Romania.

Celeste D Butts, Michael S Bloom, Iulia A Neamtiu, Simona Surdu, Cristian Pop, Doru Anastasiu, Edward F Fitzgerald, Eugen S Gurzau

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Article in Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Update of the risk assessment of inorganic arsenic in food.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Celeste D ButtsDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
Michael S BloomDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA. Electronic address: mbloom@albany.edu.
Iulia A NeamtiuEnvironmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Simona SurduDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
Cristian PopEnvironmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Doru AnastasiuUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", Timişoara, Romania; Gynecology Department of the Emergency County Hospital, Timişoara, Romania.
Edward F FitzgeraldDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
Eugen S GurzauEnvironmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Haţieganu", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
University at Albany, State University of New York · USIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROVictor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · RO

Funding

Developmental Infrastructure CoreR24HD044943 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI GAGE, TIMOTHY B · 2004 to 2016
$4.8M
Arsenic Contaminated Water Consumption & Spontaneous Pregnancy Loss in RomaniaR03ES020446 · NIEHS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI BLOOM, MICHAEL S · 2011 to 2012
$151k
NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD044943NIEHS NIH HHS R03 ES020446NIEHS NIH HHS R03ES020446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted a pilot study of associations between drinking water contaminated by inorganic arsenic (iAs), mostly <10 μg/L, and self-reported chronic diseases in 297 pregnant women. Adjusted for confounding variables, we identified a positive association between iAs and heart disease (OR = 1.63, 95%CI 0.81-3.04, p = 0.094), which was stronger for women living at their current residence ≥ 10 years (OR = 2.47, 95%CI 0.87-10.43, p = 0.058). Confounder-adjusted associations were also suggested for iAs with kidney disease (OR = 1.32, 95%CI 0.77-2.21, p = 0.265) and with high blood pressure (OR = 1.36, 95%CI 0.68-2.39, p = 0.300). A post hoc power analysis indicated the need for a larger study with more statistical power.

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AdultArsenicChronic DiseaseDrinking WaterFemaleHumansPilot ProjectsPregnancyRomaniaYoung AdultArsenicDrinking WaterArsenicBlood pressureDrinking waterHeart diseaseKidney diseaseThyroid disorder

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PMID26595744
PMCPMC4679485
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