Bone Lead Level Prediction Models and Their Application to Examine the Relationship of Lead Exposure and Hypertension in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Park S, Mukherjee B, Xia X, Sparrow D, Weisskopf M, Nie H, Hu H. Bone Lead Level Prediction Models and Their Application to Examine the Relationship of Lead Exposure and Hypertension in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2009, 51: 1422-1436. PMID: 19952788, PMCID: PMC2939477, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e3181bf6c8d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBone and BonesBostonCohort StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHypertensionLeadLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPatellaRadiographyRegression AnalysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionTibiaUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsYoung AdultConceptsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyThird National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyNutrition Examination SurveyCommunity-based cohortPatella leadExamination SurveyCohort of older menCommunity-based cohort of older menK X-ray fluorescenceNHANES-IIISignificant associationBlood lead levelsOlder menStandard covariatesPatellaExternal validationCorrelation coefficientBlood leadLead exposureTibiaLead levelsAssociationSurveyLead studies