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ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Cumulative Effects of Low-Level Lead Exposure and Chronic Physiological Stress on Hepatic Dysfunction-A Preliminary Study.

Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

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Article in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Combined Effect of Lead Exposure and Allostatic Load on Cardiovascular Disease Mortality-A Preliminary Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  10. Association between Pb, Cd, and Hg Exposure and Liver Injury among Korean Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emmanuel Obeng-GyasiDepartment of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3195-706X
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic physiological stress and hepatic injury were explored in this cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010. Lead exposure was measured using Blood Lead Levels (BLL), which were divided into quartiles of exposure based on the distribution within the database. Allostatic load (AL), a variable representing chronic physiological stress, was operationalized using ten clinical markers. The geometric mean values for markers of liver injury of interest (a) Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), (b) Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), (c) Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), and (d) Gamma glutamyl-transferase (GGT) were explored in quartiles of lead exposure. Associations between AL and AST, ALT, ALP, and GGT among those exposed to lead were analyzed using linear regression models. In examining lead exposure in increasing quartiles, the geometric mean of the liver injury markers showed significant elevations as lead exposure levels increased. Simple linear regression revealed AL was positively associated with several markers of hepatic injury in all degrees of lead exposure. This study demonstrates the potential dangers of social and environmental exposures to liver health.

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allostatic loadchronic stresslead-exposureliver leadpsychosocial stress

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PMID32764282
PMCPMC7563970
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