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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 28, Issue 16, Pages 20121-20127Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12118-8
Keywords
Cadmium; Osteoporosis; Bone mineral density (BMD); Urinary cadmium
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- Royal Irrigation Department
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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis after 15 years of reduced cadmium exposure and investigate the association between urinary cadmium (U-Cd) and osteoporosis. The results showed that despite discontinued cadmium exposure for over a decade, the toxic effects on bone continued, especially in women. Increasing levels of U-Cd were correlated with decreasing bone mineral density, with the association between U-Cd and osteoporosis being significant at concentrations of U-Cd >= 10 mu g/g creatinine.
The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis after 15 years of reduced cadmium exposure and to determine the association between urinary cadmium (U-Cd) and osteoporosis. The study was conducted with 937 participants (109 males, 828 females) living in a cadmium-contaminated area in northwestern Thailand. All participants were required to respond to a questionnaire. Bone mineral density (BMD) was investigated by measurements taken at the calcaneus by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. U-Cd, which reflects the amount of cadmium contained in the body, was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The geometric mean of U-Cd was significantly higher in males than in females (p < 0.001). The mean level of BMD for females was found to be statistically significantly lower than that for males (p < 0.001). Increasing U-Cd levels were correlated with decreasing levels of BMD. The association between U-Cd and osteoporosis appeared to exist only at concentrations of U-Cd >= 10 mu g/g creatinine (OR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.2-5.9). It can be concluded that despite discontinued or reduced cadmium exposure for more than 10 years, the effect of cadmium toxicity on bone, which is stronger in women, continues, as cadmium, once absorbed, will accumulate in the human body for a long time due to its extremely long half-life.
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