Urinary Metals and Heart Rate Variability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Urban Adults in Wuhan, China
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Feng, Wei
He, Xiaosheng
Deng, Siyun
Qiu, Gaokun
Li, Xiaoliang
Liu, Chuanyao
Li, Jun
Deng, Qifei
Huang, Suli
Wang, Tian
Dai, Xiayun
Yang, Binyao
Yuan, Jing
He, Meian
Zhang, Xiaomin
Chen, Weihong
Kan, Haidong
Wu, Tangchun
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Feng, W., X. He, M. Chen, S. Deng, G. Qiu, X. Li, C. Liu, et al. 2014. “Urinary Metals and Heart Rate Variability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Urban Adults in Wuhan, China.” Environmental Health Perspectives 123 (3): 217-222. doi:10.1289/ehp.1307563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307563.Abstract
Background: Epidemiological studies have suggested an association between external estimates of exposure to metals in air particles and altered heart rate variability (HRV). However, studies on the association between internal assessments of metals exposure and HRV are limited. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the potential association between urinary metals and HRV among residents of an urban community in Wuhan, China. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 23 urinary metals and 5-min HRV indices (SDNN, standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals; r-MSSD, root mean square of successive differences in adjacent normal-to-normal intervals; LF, low frequency; HF, high frequency; TP, total power) using baseline data on 2,004 adult residents of Wuhan. Results: After adjusting for other metals, creatinine, and other covariates, natural log-transformed urine titanium concentration was positively associated with all HRV indices (all p < 0.05). Moreover, we estimated negative associations between cadmium and r-MSSD, LF, HF, and TP; between lead and r-MSSD, HF, and TP; and between iron, copper, and arsenic and HF, SDNN, and LF, respectively, based on models adjusted for other metals, creatinine, and covariates (all p < 0.10). Several associations differed according to cardiovascular disease risk factors. For example, negative associations between cadmium and r-MSSD were stronger among participants ≤ 52 years of age (vs. > 52), current smokers (vs. nonsmokers), body mass index < 25 kg/m2 (vs. ≥ 25), and among those who were not hypertensive. Conclusions: Urine concentrations of several metals were associated with HRV parameters in our cross-sectional study population. These findings need replication in other studies with adequate sample sizes. Citation Feng W, He X, Chen M, Deng S, Qiu G, Li X, Liu C, Li J, Deng Q, Huang S, Wang T, Dai X, Yang B, Yuan J, He M, Zhang X, Chen W, Kan H, Wu T. 2015. Urinary metals and heart rate variability: a cross-sectional study of urban adults in Wuhan, China. Environ Health Perspect 123:217–222; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307563Other Sources
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