Blood metal levels and serum testosterone concentrations in male and female children and adolescents: NHANES 2011-2012.

ABSTRACT: Environmental exposure to metals is ubiquitous, but its relation to androgen hormone levels is not well understood, especially in children and adolescents. This study aimed to explore the relationship between blood metal concentrations (lead, cadmium, total mercury, selenium, and manganese) and serum total testosterone (TT) levels in 6-19-year-old children and adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2012. Weighted multivariable linear regression models using NHANES sampling weights were employed to evaluate the association between log-transformed serum TT and each metal categories in male and female children (age 6-11years) and adolescents (age 12-19 years). We established that blood cadmium and manganese levels were associated with significantly h

SUBMITTER: Yao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6837506 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature