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ArticleAnnals of occupational and environmental medicine2023

Environment-wide association study of elevated liver enzymes: results from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey 2018-2022.

Youngchan Chi, Jong-Tae Park, Sewhan Na, Kyeongmin Kwak

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Article in Annals of occupational and environmental medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Youngchan ChiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1715-8184
Jong-Tae ParkDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0687-3609
Sewhan NaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-7955
Kyeongmin KwakDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6296-8058

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Background: Environmental exposure is characterized by low concentration, chronic, and complex exposure. Traditional epidemiological studies show limitations in reflecting these characteristics since they usually focus on a single or very limited number of exposure factors at a time. In this study, we adopted the methodology of environment-wide association study (EWAS) to figure out the association of human liver function with various environmentally hazardous substances. Methods: We analyzed 2,961 participants from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey Cycle 4 (2018-2020). Using generalized linear model (GLM) analysis, we analyzed the association of 72 variables with 3 liver function indices (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], and gamma glutamyl transferase [GGT]). Finally, we visualized our results with Manhattan plot. Results: In GLM analysis, perfluorooctanesulfonate were positively associated with ALT (odds ratio [OR]: 2.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39-3.46; Conclusions: We conducted an exploratory study on environmental exposure and human liver function. By using EWAS methodology, we identified 7 factors that could have potential association with liver function.

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Complex exposureEnvironmentally hazardous chemicalsEWASLiver enzyme

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PMID37701484
PMCPMC10493370

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