Metals are widespread pollutants in the environment which have been reported to be
associated with kidney dysfunction in many existing epidemiological studies. However, most …

Heavy metals in drinking water can threat human health and may induce several diseases.
The association between heavy metals exposure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has …

Background Several observational studies investigated the relationship between
environmental cadmium exposure and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However …

Background Trace metals are essential trace elements for the human body, but insufficient
or excessive levels of metal ions can lead to the development of disease. The purpose of …

Abstract Cross-sectional data (N= 25427) from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey for 2003–2014 for US adults were used to estimate the impact of co …

The impact of exposure to metals on chronic kidney disease (CKD) has only been
investigated in two-way or single metal interactions in previous studies. We investigated the …

Purpose Urinary metals can be used to identify metal exposure in humans from various
sources in the environment. Decreased renal function and cardiovascular dysfunction may …

Exposure to a single metal has been reported to damage renal function in humans.
However, information regarding the association between multiple-metal exposure and …

Background Metal exposure were assumed to be closely related with declined renal
function, but the conclusions were controversial. We employed diverse statistical models …

Abstract Data (N= 10336) from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 2003–
2016 for US adults aged≥ 20 years were analyzed to evaluate the concentrations of blood …