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

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae-won Kang ◽  
Ka-young Lee
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
National Health ◽  
Mercury Concentration ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Blood Mercury ◽  
Blood Mercury Concentration

scholarly journals Association between Blood Mercury Concentration and Prevalence of Borderline Hypercholesterolemia among Adolescents: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2010–2013 and 2016

Toxics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Taiyue Jin ◽  
Eun Young Park ◽  
Byungmi Kim ◽  
Jin-Kyoung Oh
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Blood Mercury ◽  
Blood Mercury Concentration

There is limited evidence on the association between blood mercury (Hg) concentration and the risk of borderline dyslipidemia in adolescents. Here, we investigated the association between blood Hg concentration and the prevalence of borderline dyslipidemia among Korean adolescents. A total of 1559 participants (806 boys and 753 girls) aged 10–18 years who cross-sectionally enrolled in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2010–2013 and 2016 were included in this study. Hg concentrations (µg/L) in whole blood samples were measured. The geometric mean (GM) of the blood Hg concentration was 1.88 µg/L. It showed a 63% higher prevalence of borderline hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol (TC) 170–199 mg/dL) per unit of natural log-transformed blood Hg concentration in boys (95% CI = 1.10–2.41), but not in girls. When a categorical model was applied, the positive association with the prevalence of borderline hypercholesterolemia was also persistant in boys (OR (95% CI) for 2nd and 3rd tertiles (Hg concentration 1.532–11.761 µg/L) vs. 1st tertile (Hg concentration 0.192–1.531 µg/L): 1.92 (1.19–3.10)), but not in girls. This finding suggests that blood Hg concentration might result in a higher prevalence of borderline hypercholesterolemia among adolescents and more stringent public health actions should be taken for the reduction of Hg exposure to prevent dyslipidemia from early-childhood, despite the need of further study to evaluate a causal relationship between blood Hg concentration and the risk of dyslipidemia.

Menopause and Blood Mercury Levels: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2008–2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 162 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Sung Yuk ◽  
Jung Hun Lee ◽  
Jin-Dong Jeon ◽  
Tai June Kim ◽  
Myung-Hwa Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Blood Mercury

scholarly journals Blood Mercury Levels in Relation to Overweight in Korean Children and Adolescents: Results From The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2013

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
KY YOUNG CHO
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
National Health ◽  
Mercury Level ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Mercury Exposure ◽  
Seafood Consumption ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Blood Mercury

Abstract Background: Previous researches for adults have demonstrated a substantial role of mercury exposure in the development of overweight and obesity development, but those findings are inconsistent. Although children and adolescents are more susceptible to the toxic effect of mercury compared to adults, the research of overweight and obesity related to mercury exposure in children and adolescent is scarce. This study aimed to investigate the association of blood mercury levels with body mass index (BMI) in Korean children and adolescents.Methods: The cross-sectional data analyzed were obtained from 1327 participants (age: 10-18 years, 672 males and 655 females) who completed the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2013. The adjusted covariates were age, sex, household income, total intake of seafood in the previous 24 hours, and current status of alcohol consumption and smoking. Results: The adjusted geometric mean blood mercury level was 2.19 µg/L and increased significantly in the overweight group and the highest seafood consumption quartile compared with the level in the normal weight group and lowest seafood consumption quartile, respectively (P < 0.001). The adjusted blood mercury levels were significantly positively correlated with BMI in all participants and females (P < 0.05). When stratified by age and sex, all participants and males in the highest blood mercury level quartile were at higher risk of overweight than those in the lowest quartile (odds ratios [95% confidential intervals, CIs]: 1.78 [1.06-2.98], and 2.06 [1.01-4.23], respectively) after adjusting for the covariates (P < 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic analysis of blood mercury levels for predicting overweight revealed that the area under the curve was 0.603 (P < 0.001).Conclusions: Our study suggested a significant association between mercury exposure and the risk of overweight in Korean children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Association of Blood Mercury Level with the Risk of Depression According to Fish Intake Level in the General Korean Population: Findings from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2008–2013

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Kyung Won Kim ◽  
Sundara Raj Sreeja ◽  
Minji Kwon ◽  
Ye Lee Yu ◽  
Mi Kyung Kim
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Mercury Level ◽  
Fish Intake ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Depression Risk ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Blood Mercury

Mercury is a cumulative neurotoxic agent, exposure to high levels of which may increase the risk of psychiatric symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between blood mercury and depression risk in Korean adults. We analyzed the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) with 11,754 participants (male: 5834 female: 5920) aged ≥19 years from 2008 to 2013. The associations of blood mercury with risk of depression were estimated using multivariate logistic regression after adjustment for potential confounders. We found a significantly increased risk of depression in the highest quintile for blood mercury (multivariate OR = 2.05; 95% CI = 1.20–3.48; p trend = 0.03) among female, but not male. A stratification analysis by fish intake showed that the association between depression and blood mercury was strengthened (OR = 4.00; 95% CI = 1.51–10.6; p trend = 0.015) among females with the lowest tertile of fish intake. The results of this study suggest that higher levels of blood mercury, especially in cases of lower fish intake, are positively associated with the risk of depression in Korean women.

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