Cognitive impairment of workers in a large-scale aluminium factory in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment and the relationship with plasma aluminium among aluminium workers.

Design

This was a cross-sectional case-control study in the SH Aluminium Factory, China.

Setting

The university and affiliated hospital cooperated in the study.

Participants

There were 910 aluminium workers on duty, among whom 853 participated in our study. Participants, such as those with cerebral vascular disease, epilepsy, brain trauma, Parkinson's and mental diseases, aluminium-containing drug and mental drug use, and any family history of dementia in first-degree relatives were excluded.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Blood samples were collected, and plasma aluminium was measured by inductively coupled pl

SUBMITTER: Meng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6589001 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature