Predictors of blood mercury levels in older urban residents

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• Personal Author:
  Glass T ; Hidalgo J ; Latshaw MW ; Parsons P ; Schwartz B
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the distribution and predictors of blood mercury levels in an adult population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional analysis of first-visit data (2001-2002) on a random sample of 474 subjects from the Baltimore Memory Study. RESULTS: After adjustment for race/ethnicity, education, assets, and diabetes, persons in the highest quartile of fish consumption had median mercury levels 1.82 times above the levels in the lowest quartile, while those in the highest education category had median mercury levels 1.57 times higher than levels in the lowest category. Nine percent of subjects were above the reference dose recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency, which is high compared with that found by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in women of childbearing age. CONCLUSIONS: These findings offer guidance for targeted education and possible new insights regarding the kinetics of mercury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Blood Hematologic Tests Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Blood Analysis Blood Samples Humans Kinetics Mercury Compounds Mercury Poisoning
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037667
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2006 Jul; 48(7):715-722
• Contact Point Address:
  Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD, MHS, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 1275 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005-4006
• Email:
  mweil@jhsph.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19940701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e469df7b96fe2133e30289b245fbac2ce447b1a42223ffd3bf5366c8106d13a1efabf64b4b2d656583aebc8505739f3f06ba4d77dee684f51d491a3237390dc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191665/cdc_191665_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 279.46 KB ]