Urinary cadmium concentrations and intake of nutrients, food groups and dietary patterns in women from Northern Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal found in some foods. There is limited evidence about the relationship of Cd exposure with nutrient and food groups consumption, and almost no information regarding dietary patterns. The objective was to evaluate the association between diet and urinary Cd, and to explore whether metal concentrations vary according to the intake of some nutrients. Urinary Cd concentrations of 891 female residents of northern Mexico were determined by tandem mass spectrometry. We obtained food consumption through a food frequency questionnaire and we used previously defined food groups and estimated dietary patterns by factor analysis. We found positive associations between Cd and daily consumption of non-starchy vegetables (ß = 0.067, 95% CI 0.030, 0.1023), legumes (ß = 0.139,

SUBMITTER: Flores-Collado G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431751 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature