Associations of urinary metal concentrations with anemia: A cross-sectional study of Chinese community-dwelling elderly

CONCLUSIONS: Multiple metals are associated with anemia in the older adult population. A significant positive association was observed between metal mixture concentrations and anemia, with Te being the most important factor. The association between urinary metal concentrations and anemia is more sensitive in the non-hypertensive populations.PMID:38118331 | DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115828

Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - December 20, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Guojie Qiao Zhuoheng Shen Siyu Duan Rui Wang Pei He Zhongyuan Zhang Yuqing Dai Meiyan Li Yue Chen Xiaoyu Li Yi Zhao Zhihong Liu Huifang Yang Rui Zhang Suzhen Guan Jian Sun Source Type: research