Evaluation of Tobacco Smoke and Diet as Sources of Exposure to Two Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines for the U.S. Population: NHANES 2013–2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
• Personal Author:
  Zhang, Li ; Wang, Lanqing ; Li, Yao ; Xia, Yang ; Chang, Cindy M. ; Xia, Baoyun ; Sosnoff, Connie S. ; Pine, Brittany N. ; deCastro, B. Rey ; Blount, Benjamin C.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) are a group of hazardous substances produced during combustion of tobacco or high-temperature cooking of meats. 2-Amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (AαC) is a major carcinogenic HAAs in tobacco smoke.
  
  Methods:
  
  Urinary AαC, used as a marker of AαC exposure, was analyzed on spot urine samples from adult participants of the 2013-2014 cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES; N=1,792). AαC was measured using isotope-dilution liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Exclusive combusted tobacco smokers were differentiated from non-users of tobacco products through both self-report and serum cotinine data.
  
  Results:
  
  Among exclusive smokers, sample-weighted median urinary AαC was 40 times higher than non-users. Sample-weighted regression models showed that urinary AαC increased significantly with serum cotinine among both exclusive tobacco users and non-users with second-hand smoke exposure. Among non-users, eating beef cooked at high temperature was associated with a significant increase in urinary AαC, while consuming vegetables was associated with decreased AαC. In addition, smoking one-half pack of cigarettes per day was associated with a significant increase of 23.6 pg AαC/mL calculated at geometric mean of AαC, controlling for potential confounders. In comparison, increase in AαC attributable to consuming the 99th percentile of beef cooked at high temperature was 0.99 pg AαC/mL.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Both exclusive smokers and non-users of tobacco in the general U.S. population are exposed to AαC from tobacco smoke, with additional, lesser contributions from certain dietary components.
  
  Impact:
  
  AαC is an important biomarker that is associated with tobacco smoke exposure.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Carbolines Carcinogens Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Cooking Cross-Sectional Studies Female Hot Temperature Humans Male Middle Aged Nicotiana Non-Smokers Nutrition Surveys Red Meat Self Report Smokers Tandem Mass Spectrometry Tobacco Smoke Pollution Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Biomarkers Of Exposure Diet Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines Tobacco Smoke
• Source:
  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 29(1):103-111
• Pubmed ID:
  31575556
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6954285
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9101ce7c318e693c92c70627c558e2e46df71382f006a194853667d8744b3fa1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84127/cdc_84127_DS1.pdf
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