Association of urinary metal profiles with serum uric acid: a cross-sectional study of traffic policemen in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Serum uric acid (SUA) is both a strong antioxidant and one of the key risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to investigate the associations of urinary metal profile with SUA in traffic policemen in Wuhan, China.

Design

A cross-sectional study was carried out in traffic policemen.

Setting

A seriously polluted Chinese city.

Participants

A total of 186 traffic policemen were recruited in this study. About 56 of them worked in the logistics department and the other 130 maintained traffic order or dealt with traffic accidents on the roads. All these subjects had worked as a policeman for at least 1 year.

Main outcome measures

SUA.

Results

The significantly negative association of lead with SUA was consistent between single

SUBMITTER: Dai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530447 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature