Elevated serum ferritin and mercury concentrations are associated with hypertension; analysis of the fourth and fifth Korea national health and nutrition examination survey (KNHANES IV-2, 3, 2008-2009 and V-1, 2010)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 101-108

  Choi, Beomhee ^a   Yeum, Kyung Jin ^b   Park, Soo Jung ^c   Kim, Kyu Nam ^c   Joo, Nam Seok ^c  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hypertension; Koreans; Mercury

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; SURVEYS;

FERRITIN; GENERAL POPULATION; HYPERTENSION; KNHANES; KOREANS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; ODDS RATIOS;

MERCURY (METAL);

FERRITIN; MERCURY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURY BLOOD LEVEL; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; AGED; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84919842995     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.21899     Document Type: Article

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