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KMID : 0895420140240020137
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2014 Volume.24 No. 2 p.137 ~ p.145
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Association Between Blood Pressure and Urinary Arsenic Concentration in Industrial Areas
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Park Hee-Jin
Woo Kyung-Sook
Moon Chan-Seok
Kim Geun-Bae
Kang Tack-Shin
Chung Eun-Kyung
Kim Yong-Bae
Son Bu-soon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The study examines the relation between urinary arsenic concentration and blood pressure, which is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease.
Materials: In this study, the urinary arsenic concentration, history of diagnosed disease, and blood pressure of 782 local residents in Gwangyang, Yeosu, and Hadong regions from May 2007 to July 2007.
Results: The urinary arsenic concentration of total participants was 9.06 ㎍/g-ct. The logistic regression analysis of medical diagnosed history and urinary arsenic concentration, showed statistically significance (p<0.05) of high urinary arsenic concentration in participants with diagnosed hypertension. In addition, diagnosed hypertension it was observed that the high blood pressure was related with the pulse pressure.
Conclusions: The arsenic concentration level was low in this study, but the exposure to low levels of arsenic has an effect on hypertension. Also, hypertension is related to pulse pressure and mean arterial blood pressure as well as being risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, close supervision of low -level arsenic exposure is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Arsenic, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease
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