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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2019

Association between DNA damage, dietary patterns, nutritional status, and non-communicable diseases in coal miners.

Marina Dos Santos, Júlia Oliveira Penteado, Maria Cristina Flores Soares, Ana Luíza Muccillo-Baisch, Flávio Manoel Rodrigues Da Silva-Júnior

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019. 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
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marina Dos SantosPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Rio Grande, 96203-900, Brazil.
Júlia Oliveira PenteadoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Rio Grande, 96203-900, Brazil.
Maria Cristina Flores SoaresPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Rio Grande, 96203-900, Brazil.
Ana Luíza Muccillo-BaischPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Rio Grande, 96203-900, Brazil.
Flávio Manoel Rodrigues Da Silva-JúniorPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rua Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Rio Grande, 96203-900, Brazil. f.m.r.silvajunior@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7344-4679
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande · BR

Funding

Companhia Riograndense de Mineração 001Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several negative health effects have been associated with environmental pollution. Coal mining activities are related to DNA damage. However, the impact of lifestyle as well as environmental exposure must be considered when evaluating the extent of DNA damage. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyze nutritional status, dietary patterns, and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) among coal miners as well as to investigate the correlation of these variables with DNA damage. We used a questionnaire to assess demographics, health, and dietary habits. The nutritional status was measured in terms of BMI (body mass index) and DNA damage was assessed by the comet assay. The sample population was composed of 158 coal miners from the largest coal mining company in South of Brazil, and majority of them were classified as overweight (51.3%) or obese (28.5%). Hypertension was the most common CNCD (50.6%) and a majority of these workers consumed all groups of foods three or more times a week. There was a significant positive correlation between BMI and DNA damage (r = 0.1646, p = 0.04) and this association was stronger (r = 0.2556, p = 0.04) in coal miners with some CNCD. There was no significant correlation between dietary patterns and DNA damage in coal miners. These results suggest that the nutritional status and CNCD increase the extent of DNA damage in coal miners. Since this population is at high occupational risk, specific strategies should be designed to improve the health of these workers, aiming to achieve health equity.

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DNA DamageBody Mass IndexBrazilCoalCoal MiningComet AssayCross-Sectional StudiesHumansHypertensionMinersNoncommunicable DiseasesNutritional StatusOccupational ExposurePrevalenceCoalBody mass indexComet assayDietary intakeGenotoxicity

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PMID30941715
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