Shiyu Wang, Yuebin Lyu, Saisai Ji, Nankun Liu, Bing Wu, Feng Zhao, Zheng Li, Yingli Qu, Yuanduo Zhu, Linna Xie, Yawei Li, Zheng Zhang, Haocan Song, Xiaojian Hu, Yidan Qiu, Xulin Zheng, Wenli Zhang, Yanwei Yang, Fangyu Li, Jiayi Cai, Ying Zhu, Zhaojin Cao, Feng Tan, Xiaoming Shi
BACKGROUND: In China, the effects of heavy metals and metalloids (HMMs) on liver health are not consistently documented, despite their prevalent environmental presence. OBJECTIVE: Our research assessed the association between HMMs and liver function biomarkers in a comprehensive sample of Chinese adults. METHODS: We analyzed data from 9445 participants in the China National Human Biomonitoring survey. Blood and urine were evaluated for HMM concentrations, and liver health was gauged using serum albumin (ALB), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) metrics...
March 20, 2024: Environmental Research