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ArticleJournal of environmental health science & engineering2021

The association between the urinary biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and risk of metabolic syndromes and blood cell levels in adults in a Middle Eastern area.

Samaneh Shahsavani, Mohammad Fararouei, Mahmood Soveid, Mohammad Hoseini, Mansooreh Dehghani

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Article in Journal of environmental health science & engineering, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Samaneh ShahsavaniDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad FararoueiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
Mahmood SoveidEndocrinology Research Center, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad HoseiniResearch Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O.Box: 111, 71645, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5180-3047
Mansooreh DehghaniResearch Center for Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O.Box: 111, 71645 Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

purposeLimited studies have been published on the association between the urinary biomarkers of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and risk of Metabolic Syndromes (MetS) and blood cell levels in adults in the Middle East. The present study aimed to evaluate the exposure to PAHs and the distribution of urinary OH-PAH levels in the general population of Shiraz, Iran, as well as, the association between OH-PAHs and the prevalence of MetS and blood cell levels.

methodsIn this study, 200 participants were randomly selected from the adult population, and their first-morning void urine samples were collected.

resultsThe mean concentrations of 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 9-OHPhe, and 1-OHP were 639.8, 332.1, 129, 160.3, and 726.9 ng/g creatinine, respectively. The prevalence of MetS was 26% according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) criteria. The results showed that urinary OH-PAHs, especially 1-OHP, were positively and significantly associated with higher waist circumstance (p < 0.001), triglyceride level (p < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (p < 0.001), diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.001), number of white blood cells (p = 0.041) and red blood cells (p < 0.001). It also caused lower levels of High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (HDL-C). In conclusion, the results emphasized the adverse health effects of PAHs on human health, including obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and decreased number of blood cells.

conclusionTherefore, in order to identify the PAHs sources and to develop methods for decreasing the amount of emissions to the environment, broader researches are needed.

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1-hydroxypyreneMetabolic diseaseMetabolic syndromeOrganic chemicalsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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PMID34900297
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