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The Relationships Between Blood Mercury Concentration and Body Composition Measures Using 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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Author	Kang, Dae-Won Lee, Ka Young
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Background: We evaluated the relationships between blood mercury level and body composition measures in Korean adults using 2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Methods: The sample from 2010 KNHANES data consisted of 1,853 adults (918 males, 935 females) aged 20 years or older. The relationships between blood mercury concentration and body composition measures (including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), total fat mass, total lean mass, percentage of total body fat (PBF), truncal fat mass, truncal lean mass, and percentage of truncal fat) were analyzed using multiple linear regression and logistic regression after adjusting for confounders such as sex, age, education level, physical activity, daily energy intake, fish consumption, smoking, and alcohol use. Results: In multiple linear regression analysis, blood mercury concentration was significantly and positively associated with body composition measures except for PBF after adjusting for confounders. The odds ratios for obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m ) and abdominal obesity (WC ≥ 90 cm for men and 85 cm for women) increased with higher sex-specific quartiles of blood mercury concentration (P for linear trend < 0.05). Conclusion: High blood mercury level may be an indicator of obesity and abdominal obesity.
Starting Page	237
Ending Page	237
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.7570/kjo.2013.22.4.237
Volume Number	22
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://pdf.medrang.co.kr/Ksso/022/Ksso022-04-08.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.7570/kjo.2013.22.4.237
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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