Associations of renal function with urinary excretion of metals: Evidence from NHANES 2003–2012
Background: Urinary metals are considered measures of long-term exposures of metals, such as cadmium (Cd). Some studies indicate reduced renal function may affect the urinary excretion of several metals in general population making assessments difficult. Objectives: To examine whether reduced renal...
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doaj-0dd2fe925cb04499a23a764c67c860152020-11-24T21:10:33ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202018-12-0112113551362Associations of renal function with urinary excretion of metals: Evidence from NHANES 2003–2012Rufeng Jin0Xiangzhu Zhu1Martha J. Shrubsole2Chang Yu3Zhaolin Xia4Qi Dai5Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, ChinaDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USADivision of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USADepartment of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203, USADepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, ChinaDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA; Corresponding author at: Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Suite 800, 2525 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA.Background: Urinary metals are considered measures of long-term exposures of metals, such as cadmium (Cd). Some studies indicate reduced renal function may affect the urinary excretion of several metals in general population making assessments difficult. Objectives: To examine whether reduced renal function is associated with reduced urinary excretion of 12 metals or their metabolites and, in turn, an underestimated measure of Cd in general population. Methods: We conducted analyses using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2012. Multiple linear regression models were used to examine the associations between urinary metal levels and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Restricted cubic spline regression models were used to evaluate the nonlinearity. Results: Urinary metal levels significantly increased (p < 0.001) with increasing eGFR, except for antimony (p = 0.172). Urinary levels of arsenic, dimethylarsonic acid, cobalt, molybdenum and tungsten increased linearly with eGFR, while Cd, lead, mercury, barium, cesium and thallium increased nonlinearly (p < 0.001) with eGFR. Based on a restricted cubic spline regression model, we found, corresponding to a fixed blood Cd adverse cutpoint of 5 μg/L, predicted urinary Cd cutpoints substantially varied from 0.78–1.21 μg/g for urinary Cd between those aged <40 years and who had chronic kidney disease and those aged 60 years or over with normal renal function, respectively. Conclusion: Reduced renal function is associated with reduced urinary metals; and associations are also observed across the eGFR range not just in the reduced range. Urinary abnormal cutpoints of metals are likely dependent on eGFR and age. The associations between urinary exposure of metals and disease risk are likely underestimated without considering the modifying effect of renal function. Keywords: Metals, NHANES, Renal function, Urinary excretionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018317136 |
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Associations of renal function with urinary excretion of metals: Evidence from NHANES 2003–2012 |
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Associations of renal function with urinary excretion of metals: Evidence from NHANES 2003–2012 |
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Background: Urinary metals are considered measures of long-term exposures of metals, such as cadmium (Cd). Some studies indicate reduced renal function may affect the urinary excretion of several metals in general population making assessments difficult. Objectives: To examine whether reduced renal function is associated with reduced urinary excretion of 12 metals or their metabolites and, in turn, an underestimated measure of Cd in general population. Methods: We conducted analyses using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2012. Multiple linear regression models were used to examine the associations between urinary metal levels and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Restricted cubic spline regression models were used to evaluate the nonlinearity. Results: Urinary metal levels significantly increased (p < 0.001) with increasing eGFR, except for antimony (p = 0.172). Urinary levels of arsenic, dimethylarsonic acid, cobalt, molybdenum and tungsten increased linearly with eGFR, while Cd, lead, mercury, barium, cesium and thallium increased nonlinearly (p < 0.001) with eGFR. Based on a restricted cubic spline regression model, we found, corresponding to a fixed blood Cd adverse cutpoint of 5 μg/L, predicted urinary Cd cutpoints substantially varied from 0.78–1.21 μg/g for urinary Cd between those aged <40 years and who had chronic kidney disease and those aged 60 years or over with normal renal function, respectively. Conclusion: Reduced renal function is associated with reduced urinary metals; and associations are also observed across the eGFR range not just in the reduced range. Urinary abnormal cutpoints of metals are likely dependent on eGFR and age. The associations between urinary exposure of metals and disease risk are likely underestimated without considering the modifying effect of renal function. Keywords: Metals, NHANES, Renal function, Urinary excretion |
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