The Health Risk Associated with Chronic Diseases in Villages with High Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water Supplies
| Autor: | Merdiye Mutlu, Hakan Gürleyük, Coşkun Bakar, Celalettin Şimşek, Ayse Cakir, Alper Baba, Orhan Gunduz, Alper Elçi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | TR18248, Baba, Alper, Izmir Institute of Technology. Civil Engineering |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis chemistry.chemical_element 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Arsenic 03 medical and health sciences Household survey 0302 clinical medicine Cigarette smoking Environmental health Epidemiology Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Health risk Groundwater ARSENIC EXPOSURE 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology business.industry Simav plain Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Pollution Water resources Simav Chronic disease chemistry Chronic diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Exposure and Health. 9:261-273 |
| ISSN: | 2451-9685 2451-9766 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12403-016-0238-2 |
| Popis: | This study is intended to compare and assess the distribution and possible causes of current chronic diseases in villages with high arsenic levels in drinking water supplies. It is a cross-sectional epidemiological research that analyzes the frequency and underlying risk factors of chronic diseases in villages with varying levels of arsenic exposure through drinking water. Sample space of study included 1003 individuals, 614 of whom were from villages with high arsenic levels in drinking water and remaining 389 were from two control villages with below-limit arsenic levels in drinking water. While nutritional habits and living environments of two groups were similar, cigarette smoking and alcohol use were higher in villages with low arsenic levels. Mini mental state examination test results in 60+ age group were lower in villages with high arsenic levels. Although no statistically significant differences were detected in chronic disease occurrence between the groups, the number of cases was higher in villages with higher percentage of cigarette smoking and alcohol use. Moreover, cases of lung, colon, and stomach cancers were higher in villages with high arsenic levels in drinking water supplies. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK 109Y029) |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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