Assessment of liver function in two groups of outdoor workers exposed to arsenic
| Autor: | I. Samperi, B. Pimpinella, Tiziana Caciari, G. Andreozzi, M. P. Schifano, Maria Valeria Rosati, Gianfranco Tomei, Manuela Ciarrocca, Teodorico Casale, Assunta Capozzella, Francesco Tomei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Urban Population Urinary system chemistry.chemical_element Outdoor workers Air Pollutants Occupational digestive system Arsenic Toxicology Liver disease Liver Function Tests Occupational Exposure Liver enzyme Environmental health medicine Humans Inhalation exposure medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Police digestive system diseases Diet Italy Liver chemistry Liver function business Liver function tests Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 87:745-752 |
| ISSN: | 1432-1246 0340-0131 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00420-013-0914-5 |
| Popis: | To evaluate whether the exposure to arsenic (As) causes alterations of liver enzymes in two groups of outdoor workers. Total urinary As and the levels of AST/GOT, ALT/GPT, and GGT were measured on 80 traffic policemen and 50 police drivers. Personal air samples were obtained for assessing the exposure to As on a subgroup of 20 traffic policemen and 20 police drivers. Mean values of personal exposure to As, urinary As, AST/GOT, and ALT/GPT were significantly higher in traffic policemen than in the police drivers. Multiple linear regression models showed associations between urinary As and airborne As, ALT/GPT and the job variables, and BMI and urinary As. These findings contribute toward the evaluation of the hepatic effects of exposure to As in the urban workers. |
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