Physical activity- and alcohol-dependent association between air pollution exposure and elevated liver enzyme levels: An elderly panel study

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 151-169

  Kim, Kyoung Nam ^a   Lee, Hyemi ^a   Kim, Jin Hee ^b   Jung, Kweon ^c   Lim, Youn Hee ^a   Hong, Yun Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Liver; Nitrogen dioxide; Ozone; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AGED; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME MODIFICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANEL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84931432048     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.15.014     Document Type: Article

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