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    题名: Associations between arsenic in drinking water and pterygium in southwestern Taiwan
    作者: Lin, W;Wang, SL;Wu, HJ;Chang, KH;Yeh, P;Chen, CJ;Guo, HR
    贡献者: Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine
    摘要: BACKGROUND: Pterygium is a fibrovascular growth of the bulbar conjunctiva and underlying subconjunctival tissue that may cause blindness. The mechanism of pterygium formation is not yet fully understood, but pterygium has some tumorlike features. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between arsenic exposure through drinking water and the occurrence of pterygium in southwestern Taiwan. METHODS: We recruited participants > 40 years of age from three villages in the arseniasis-endemic area in southwestern Taiwan (exposure villages) and four neighboring nonendemic villages (comparison villages). Each participant received an eye examination and a questionnaire interview. Photographs taken of both eyes were later graded by an ophthalmologist to determine pterygium status. RESULTS: We included 223 participants from the exposure villages and 160 from the comparison villages. The prevalence of pterygium was higher in the exposure villages across an age groups in both sexes and increased with cumulative arsenic exposure. We found a significant association between cumulative arsenic exposure and the prevalence of pterygium. After adjusting for age, sex, working under sunlight, and working in sandy environments, we found that cumulative arsenic exposure of 0.1-15.0 mg/L-year and >= 15.1 mg/L-year were associated with increased risks of developing pterygium. The adjusted odds ratios were 2.04 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.04-3.99] and 2.88 (95% CI, 1.42-5.83), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water was related to the occurrence of pterygium, and the association was still observed after adjusting for exposures to sunlight and sandy environments.
    关键词: Environmental Sciences;Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    日期: 2008-07
    關聯: Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 Jul;116(7):952-955.
    Link to: http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11111
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    Cited Times(WOS): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000257185000041
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