Abstract

Evidence from previous studies has shown that exposure to cadmium (Cd) is associated with cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and osteoporosis, but the effects of Cd on liver toxicity in adolescents are unclear. The data of 4411 adolescents who participated in the US The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) during 1999-2016 was analyzed. Liver function was indicated by the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate amino transferase (AST). The associations between the levels of urinary Cd and liver function were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for covariates. The results showed that the odds ratios of ALT and AST in the highest quartiles of urinary Cd were 1.40 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.07-1.82) and 1.64 (95% CI, 1.10-2.44), respectively, compared with the lowest quartiles, which were similar to using urinary creatinine as the covariate. We also found linear regression of associations of urinary Cd with elevated ALT and AST levels in boys. In addition, one augmented urinary Cd concentration unit (Log10) was associated with a 0.04-mg/dL increase in C-reactive protein and a 0.53-mg/dL decrease in HDL cholesterol in the fully adjusted model. Our results add novel evidence that exposure to Cd might be positively associated with indicators of liver injury, indicating the potential toxic effect of Cd exposure on the adolescent liver. Further confirmatory studies are needed.

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