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Toenail Chromium Concentration and Metabolic Syndrome among Korean Adults

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  • Jakyung Son

    (Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea)

  • J. Steven Morris

    (Department of Research and Education, University of Missouri Research Reactor, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Department of Research Services, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65205, USA)

  • Kyong Park

    (Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea)

Abstract

Although in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that chromium has protective effects against metabolic diseases, few studies have examined this association in humans. The present study examined chronic chromium (Cr) exposure among Koreans based on the measurement of toenail Cr concentrations, and analyzed the associations between toenail Cr concentrations and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using baseline data from the prospective cohort study in the Yeungnam area of South Korea that included 232 men and 268 women. Toenail Cr concentration was quantified by neutron activation analysis, and metabolic biomarker levels were obtained through medical examinations. The odd ratios (OR) of prevalent MetS and its components in correlation with Cr concentrations were calculated using multivariable logistic regression. After multiple confounding variables were adjusted for, participants with higher concentrations of Cr had a prevalence rate of MetS similar to those with lower concentrations (OR, 1.84; 95% confidence interval, 0.65–5.23). Our results do not support an association between long-term exposure to Cr and a lower prevalence of MetS in Koreans, whose Cr concentrations are relatively low compared to those of populations in Europe and the United States.

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  • Jakyung Son & J. Steven Morris & Kyong Park, 2018. "Toenail Chromium Concentration and Metabolic Syndrome among Korean Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:4:p:682-:d:139626
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    Cited by:

    1. Eleni Sazakli, 2024. "Human Health Effects of Oral Exposure to Chromium: A Systematic Review of the Epidemiological Evidence," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(4), pages 1-34, March.
    2. Marina Tumolo & Valeria Ancona & Domenico De Paola & Daniela Losacco & Claudia Campanale & Carmine Massarelli & Vito Felice Uricchio, 2020. "Chromium Pollution in European Water, Sources, Health Risk, and Remediation Strategies: An Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-25, July.

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