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ArticleKidney international reports2022

Two-Year Responses of Renal Function to First Occupational Lead Exposure.

Yu-Ling Yu, Lutgarde Thijs, Dong-Mei Wei, Jesus D Melgarejo, Cai-Guo Yu, Wen-Yi Yang, Harry A Roels, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Tim S Nawrot, Jan A Staessen

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Public and occupational health risks related to lead exposure updated according to present-day blood lead levels.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu-Ling YuResearch Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Lutgarde ThijsResearch Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Dong-Mei WeiResearch Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jesus D MelgarejoResearch Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Cai-Guo YuCenter of Endocrine Metabolism and Immune Disease, Beijing Luhe Hospital and Key Laboratory of Diabetes Prevention and Research, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Wen-Yi YangDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Harry A RoelsCentre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Zhen-Yu ZhangResearch Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tim S NawrotResearch Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jan A StaessenResearch Institute Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BEHasselt University · BEBeijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Whether in advanced countries lead exposure still contributes to renal impairment is debated, because blood lead (BL) level is declining toward preindustrial levels and because longitudinal studies correlating renal function and BL changes over time are scarce. Methods: The Study for Promotion of Health in Recycling Lead (SPHERL) evaluated the 2-year renal function responses in 251 workers (mean age, 29.7 years) transiting from environmental to occupational exposure. Main study end point was the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) derived from serum creatinine (eGFRcrt), cystatin C (eGFRcys), or both (eGFRcc). BL level was measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (detection limit 0.5 μg/dl). Results: In the follow-up, mean baseline BL level of 4.13 μg/dl increased 3.30-fold. In fully adjusted mixed models, additionally accounting for the within-participant clustering of the 1- and 2-year follow-up data, a 3-fold BL level increment was not significantly correlated with changes in eGFR with estimates amounting to -0.86 (95% CI: -2.39 to 0.67), -1.58 (-3.34 to 0.18), and -1.32 (-2.66 to 0.03) ml/min per 1.73 m Conclusion: In the current study, the 2-year changes in renal function were unrelated to the increase in BL level. However, given the CIs around the point estimates of the changes in eGFRcc and eGFRcys, a larger study with longer follow-up is being planned.

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cystatin Cglomerular filtration rateleadoccupational medicinerenal function

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