TY - JOUR
AU1 - Bergdahl, Ingvar
AU2 - Ahlqwist, Margareta
AU3 - Barregard, Lars
AU4 - Björkelund, Cecilia
AU5 - Blomstrand, Ann
AU6 - Skerfving, Staffan
AU7 - Sundh, Valter
AU8 - Wennberg, Maria
AU9 - Lissner, Lauren
AB - Int Arch Occup Environ Health (2013) 86:71–77 DOI 10.1007/s00420-012-0746-8 ORIGINAL ARTI C L E Mercury in serum predicts low risk of death and myocardial infarction in Gothenburg women Ingvar A. Bergdahl · Margareta Ahlqwist · Lars Barregard · Cecilia Björkelund · Ann Blomstrand · StaVan Skerfving · Valter Sundh · Maria Wennberg · Lauren Lissner Received: 4 August 2011 / Accepted: 1 February 2012 / Published online: 18 February 2012 © Springer-Verlag 2012 Abstract 38–60), in relation to S–Hg at baseline, using Cox regression Purpose Markers of mercury (Hg) exposure have shown models. Potential confounders (age, socioeconomic status, both positive and negative associations with cardiovascular serum lipids, alcohol consumption, dental health, smoking, disease (CVD). We assessed the association between serum hypertension, waist-hip ratio, and diabetes) and other Hg (S–Hg) and risk of cardiovascular disease in a prospec- covariates (e.g., Wsh consumption) were also considered. tive population-based cohort, with attention to the roles of Results Hazard ratios (HR) adjusted only for age showed dental health and Wsh consumption. strong inverse associations between baseline S–Hg and Methods Total mortality, as well as morbidity and mortal- total mortality [highest quartile: hazard ratio (HR) 0.76; ity from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke, 
TI - Mercury in serum predicts low risk of death and myocardial infarction in Gothenburg women
JF - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
DO - 10.1007/s00420-012-0746-8
DA - 2012-02-18
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/mercury-in-serum-predicts-low-risk-of-death-and-myocardial-infarction-n0S080q8b1
SP - 71
EP - 77
VL - 86
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -