Association of blood cadmium, lead, and mercury with anxiety: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2007-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between blood levels of cadmium, lead, and mercury and anxiety in American adults.

Methods

Blood metals and self-reported anxiety days were extracted from laboratory data and questionnaire data, respectively, using NHANES data from 2007-2012. Weighted logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between cadmium, lead and mercury with anxiety. Restricted cubic spline was used to visualize the non-linear relationship between metal concentrations and anxiety. Weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression was used to investigate the effect of combined exposure to the three metals on anxiety.

Results

The prevalence of anxiety in adults was 26.0%. After adjusting for potential confounding variables, cad

SUBMITTER: Bai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11345141 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature