Jinghua Long, Huishen Huang, Peng Tang, Jun Liang, Qian Liao, Jiehua Chen, Lixiang Pang, Kaiqi Yang, Huanni Wei, Manlin Chen, Xiaolin Wu, Dongping Huang, Dongxiang Pan, Shun Liu, Xiaoyun Zeng, Xiaoqiang Qiu
BACKGROUND: Exposure to metals during pregnancy can potentially influence blood pressure (BP) in children, but few studies have examined the mixed effects of prenatal metal exposure on childhood BP. We aimed to assess the individual and combined effects of prenatal metal and metalloid exposure on BP in preschool children. METHODS: A total of 217 mother-child pairs were selected from the Zhuang Birth Cohort in Guangxi, China. The maternal plasma concentrations of 20 metals [e...
April 29, 2024: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology