ArticleEnvironmental research2017
The impact of BMI on non-malignant respiratory symptoms and lung function in arsenic exposed adults of Northern Chile.
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- Mechanisms Associated with Cognitive and Behavioral Impairment Induced by Arsenic Exposure.Cells · 2023Review
- An appraisal of the principal concerns and controlling factors for Arsenic contamination in Chile.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Mapping the Morbidity Risk Associated with Coal Mining in Queensland, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Arsenic and Obesity: a Review of Causation and Interaction.Current environmental health reports · 2020Review
- Health effects of arsenic exposure in Latin America: An overview of the past eight years of research.The Science of the total environment · 2020Article
- Positive Rates and Factors Associated with Abnormal Lung Function of Greenhouse Workers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundElevated body mass index (BMI) and arsenic are both associated with cancer and with non-malignant lung disease. Using a unique exposure situation in Northern Chile with data on lifetime arsenic exposure, we previously identified the first evidence of an interaction between arsenic and BMI for the development of lung cancer.
objectivesWe examined whether there was an interaction between arsenic and BMI for the development of non-malignant lung disease.
methodsData on lifetime arsenic exposure, respiratory symptoms, spirometry, BMI, and smoking were collected from 751 participants from cities in Northern Chile with varying levels of arsenic water concentrations. Spirometry values and respiratory symptoms were compared across subjects in different categories of arsenic exposure and BMI.
resultsAdults with both a BMI above the 90th percentile (>33.9kg/m
conclusionsThis study provides preliminary evidence that BMI may increase the risk for arsenic-related non-malignant respiratory disease.
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