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Urinary Arsenic Species are Detectable in Urban Underserved Hispanic/Latino Populations: A Pilot Study from the Study of Latinos: Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Study (SOLNAS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hispanics/Latinos represent >15% of the United States (US) population and experience a high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. Dietary exposure, particularly to arsenic (As), may be associated with CVD and diabetes in Hispanics/Latinos. Rural populations in the US exposed to As in drinking water have increased risk of diabetes and CVD; however, little is known about the risk among urban populations with low As in water who are mostly exposed to As through food.

Methods

To explore the levels of inorganic arsenic exposure (the sum of inorganic and methylated arsenic species in urine, ?As, corrected by a residual-based method) in persons of Hispanic/Latino origin, we conducted a pilot study quantifying urinary arsenic levels among 45 participants in the Study of Latinos: Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Study (SOLNAS).

Results

The median (interquartile range) of the urinary arsenic species (µg/L) were as follows: inorganic As 0.6 (0.4, 1.0), monomethylarsonic acid 1.2 (0.7, 1.9), dimethylarsinic acid 7.2 (4.3, 15.3), and ?As 6.0 (4.3, 10.5).

Conclusions

This study adds to the existing evidence that harmful forms of arsenic are present in this group of Hispanics/Latinos.

SUBMITTER: Hosgood HD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Urinary Arsenic Species are Detectable in Urban Underserved Hispanic/Latino Populations: A Pilot Study from the Study of Latinos: Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Study (SOLNAS).

Hosgood H Dean HD Slavkovich Vesna V Hua Simin S Klugman Madelyn M Grau-Perez Maria M Thyagarajan Bharat B Graziano Joseph J Cai Jianwen J Shaw Pamela A PA Kaplan Robert R Navas-Acien Ana A Mossavar-Rahmani Yasmin Y

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200327 7

<h4>Background</h4>Hispanics/Latinos represent >15% of the United States (US) population and experience a high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. Dietary exposure, particularly to arsenic (As), may be associated with CVD and diabetes in Hispanics/Latinos. Rural populations in the US exposed to As in drinking water have increased risk of diabetes and CVD; however, little is known about the risk among urban populations with low As in water who are mostly exposed to As through foo ...[more]

PMID: 32230710

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Urinary Arsenic Species are Detectable in Urban Underserved Hispanic/Latino Populations: A Pilot Study from the Study of Latinos: Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Study (SOLNAS).

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Urinary Arsenic Species are Detectable in Urban Underserved Hispanic/Latino Populations: A Pilot Study from the Study of Latinos: Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Study (SOLNAS).

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