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KMID : 1156220180440040348
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2018 Volume.44 No. 4 p.348 ~ p.359
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Association between Blood Mercury and Drinking Soju and Beer in
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Cho Jun-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between frequency of alcohol drinking and blood mercury concentration in Korea.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Among them, 3,174 persons were selected for the final study.
Results: The concentration of mercury in the blood increased as the frequency of drinking soju or beer increased. Similarly, in the multiple-linear regression analysis model, the frequency of soju drinking was identified as an independent variable showing a statistically significant positive linearity (p<0.001). After controlling for confounding factors, comparing those drinking ‘more than twice a week’ with those who almost do not drink alcohol, the adjusted ORs for exposure to high concentrations of mercury were 3.24 (95% CI, 2.10-4.99) for drinking soju and 2.07 (95% CI, 1.33-3.22) for drinking beer. The interaction effect between ‘soju drinking’ and ‘spicy pollack and seafood stew’ was not statistically significant (p=0.098) for evaluating the interaction effect between the two variables.
Conclusions: The concentration of mercury in the blood increased as the frequency of drinking of soju or beer increased. The higher the frequency of alcohol drinking, the more likely is the blood mercury to be included in the high-concentration group. The results of this study can be used as important scientific evidence for the field of environmental health related to alcohol drinking and blood heavy metal exposure in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Soju, bear, drinking, blood mercury
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