Urinary Fluoride Levels Among Youth in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016: Potential Differences According to Race.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Urinary fluoride (UF) is the most well-established biomarker for fluoride exposure, and understanding its distribution can inform risk assessment for potential adverse systemic health effects. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report distributions of UF among youth according to sociodemographic factors in a nationally representative United States (US) sample.

Methods

The study included 1191 children aged 6-11 years and 1217 adolescents aged 12-19 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2015-2016. We examined UF according to sociodemographic variables as well as Spearman correlations between UF and plasma fluoride. Survey-weighted quantile regression examined associations between tap water fluoride and UF level

SUBMITTER: Khan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11768995 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature