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ReviewIndian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB2023

Association Between Blood Lead Levels and Thyroid Function: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Rakesh Balachandar, Ankit Viramgami, Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Kuldip Upadhyay

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Review in Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Rakesh Balachandar *ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, 380016 India.
Ankit Viramgami *ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, 380016 India.
Bhavani Shankara BagepallyICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600077 India.ORCID 0000-0003-0856-767X
Kuldip UpadhyayICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, 380016 India.ORCID 0000-0002-0416-1923

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic Lead (Pb) exposure is associated with disrupting certain endocrine levels and is referred to as an endocrine disruptor. Thyroid hormones, involved in regulating numerous physiological functions, are reported with conflicting associations with chronic Pb exposure. This study broadly evaluated the association between long-term lead exposure and thyroid function parameters. In this systematic review, the observational studies documenting the changes in thyroid function parameters between the chronically Pb-exposed and controls were systematically identified from PubMed-Medline, Scopus, and Embase digital databases from the beginning to March 31, 2022. The protocol was previously registered with PROSPERO (ID: CRD42022315520) and executed following PRISMA 2020 guidelines. The random-effects model was used to analyze the mean differences in thyroid function parameters between groups. The classical Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12291-023-01113-8.

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Lead exposureSystematic reviewThyroid function parametersThyroxineTriiodothyronine

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PMID37746535
PMCPMC10516803

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