2018
Associations of cumulative exposure to heavy metal mixtures with obesity and its comorbidities among U.S. adults in NHANES 2003–2014
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Park S. Associations of cumulative exposure to heavy metal mixtures with obesity and its comorbidities among U.S. adults in NHANES 2003–2014. Environment International 2018, 121: 683-694. PMID: 30316184, PMCID: PMC6268112, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental risk scoreAssociated with obesityHeavy metal mixturesHeavy metalsMetal mixturesAssociation of cumulative exposureCumulative exposureComplex survey designEffects of cumulative exposurePhysical activityObesity measuresAdaptive elastic-netChronic conditionsExposure to heavy metalsInteraction of heavy metalsWaist circumferenceTotal body fatNHANES cyclesU.S. adultsEpidemiological researchType 2 diabetes mellitusCorrelated heavy metalSmoking statusHigher BMISkinfold thickness
2012
Environmental Cadmium and Lead Exposures and Hearing Loss in U.S. Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004
Choi Y, Hu H, Mukherjee B, Miller J, Park S. Environmental Cadmium and Lead Exposures and Hearing Loss in U.S. Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012, 120: 1544-1550. PMID: 22851306, PMCID: PMC3556613, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyPure-tone averageHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyHearing lossNutrition Examination SurveyExamination SurveyU.S. adultsRisk factorsGeneral populationU.S. general populationBlood cadmiumHearing thresholdsNonoccupational noiseHearing abilityLow-level exposure to cadmiumLead exposureYears of ageClinical risk factorsU.S. populationExamination componentsEnvironmental cadmiumEpidemiological studiesHearingAnalyzed dataAdults