09.09.2020 | Letter to the Editor
Copper-zinc imbalance and renal tubular damage in a population of chronic environmental cadmium exposure
Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Ausgabe 2/2021
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Eom et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between environmental cadmium (Cd) exposure, copper–zinc imbalance and renal tubular damage in inhabitants living in a Cd-polluted area. The geometric mean of urinary Cd was 2.25 μg/g creatinine, and 2 μg/g creatinine was used for the cut-off point of binary Cd exposure classification. The risk of renal tubular damage was significantly associated with urinary Cd level, particularly in the lowest or highest serum copper-to-zinc ratio (CZR) tertile groups. I have some concerns about their study. …Anzeige