Journal article
22. Iron deficiency increases blood cadmium levels in the Korean general population: analysis of 2008-2009 Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey data
Sangyō eiseigaku zasshi, Vol.53(5), pp.173-173
2011
Abstract
Introduction: We present data from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2008-2009 on the distribution of blood cadmium levels and their associations with iron deficiency in a representative sample of the adult Korean population. Methods: This study was based on data obtained from the KNHANES 2008-2009, which was conducted for 3 yr (2007-2009) using a rolling sampling design that involved a complex, stratified, multistage, probability-cluster survey of representative sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian population in South Korea. Results: Geometric means of blood cadmium in the low serum ferritin group in women, men, and all participants were significantly higher than in the normal group. Geometric means of blood cadmium in the low-normal serum ferritin groups in women and all participants were significantly higher than in the normal group. In addition, multiple regression analysis after controlling for covariates including gender, age, residence location (i.e., rural or urban), region, education level, smoking and drinking status, and body mass index showed that blood cadmium was significantly higher in the low ferritin group in women, men, and all participants compared with the normal group, whereas blood cadmium was significantly higher in the low-normal ferritin group only in women and all participants. Discussion: The results of the present study show that iron deficiency increases blood cadmium levels in the general population. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to show an association between blood cadmium level and ferritin level in a representative sample of an adult population such as that evaluated in the KNHANES.
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- Title
- 22. Iron deficiency increases blood cadmium levels in the Korean general population: analysis of 2008-2009 Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey data
- Creators
- Yangho KimByung-Kook LeeUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine
- Publication Details
- Sangyō eiseigaku zasshi, Vol.53(5), pp.173-173
- Publisher
- JAPAN SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- Japanese
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Identifiers
- 991019238747504721