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Prevalence of disability in an arsenic exposure area in Inner Mongolia, China
- Source :
- Chemosphere. 80:978-981
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2010.
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Abstract
- Long term exposure to arsenic can cause adverse health effects and lead to different levels of disability. The prevalence of arsenical dermatosis is as high as 40% in the Hetao Plain area of Inner Mongolia, but the association between exposure to arsenic in drinking water and the occurrence of disability has not yet been fully examined. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of disability in arsenic-affected villages in Inner Mongolia, China.A cross-sectional study was performed to examine the prevalence of disability. A total of 320 villagers in the age range of 20-39 years were interviewed and examined for disability and arsenical skin lesions. The subjects were classified into a high arsenic group (50 microg L(-1)) and a low arsenic group (50 microg L(-1)). The relationship between levels of arsenic in drinking water and disability was analyzed using multivariate logistic regression models to estimate the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.The prevalence of disability was 6.88% in the arsenic affected area of Inner Mongolia and 24.72% in the arsenic group 50 microg L(-1). A strong correlation was found between disability and arsenical skin lesions (OR=86.39, 95%CI: 25.45-293.20).This suggests that the level of arsenic exposure is a major risk factor for disability. Further research is needed to place the results in a wider context and to determine the exact relationship between arsenic exposure and disability.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
inorganic chemicals
China
Environmental Engineering
Cross-sectional study
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
chemistry.chemical_element
Context (language use)
Inner mongolia
Skin Diseases
Arsenic
Interviews as Topic
Risk Factors
Environmental protection
Environmental health
Odds Ratio
Humans
Environmental Chemistry
Medicine
Disabled Persons
Risk factor
Adverse effect
integumentary system
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Environmental Exposure
General Medicine
General Chemistry
Pollution
Arsenic contamination of groundwater
Cross-Sectional Studies
chemistry
Female
business
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00456535
- Volume :
- 80
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemosphere
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d2486124460357362c2c4f337b7ab037
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.05.040