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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Dietary factors are believed to modulate arsenic toxicity, potentially influencing risk of arsenical skin lesions. The authors evaluated associations among dietary patterns, arsenic exposure, and skin lesion risk using baseline food frequency questionnaire data collected in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) in Araihazar, Bangladesh (2000-2009). They identified dietary patterns and estimated dietary pattern scores using factor analysis. Scores were tested for association with incident skin lesion risk and interaction with water arsenic exposure by using ?6 years of follow-up data (814 events among 9,677 individuals) and discrete time hazards models (adjusting for key covariates). The authors identified 3 clear dietary patterns: the "gourd and root," "vegetable," and "animal protein" patterns. The gourd and root pattern score was inversely associated with skin lesion risk (P(trend) = 0.001), with hazard ratios of 0.86, 0.73, and 0.69 for the second, third, and fourth highest quartiles. Furthermore, the association between water arsenic and skin lesion incidence was stronger among participants with low gourd and root scores (multiplicative P(interaction) < 0.001; additive P(interaction) = 0.05). The vegetable pattern and animal protein pattern showed similar but weaker associations and interactions. Eating a diet rich in gourds and root vegetables and increasing dietary diversity may reduce arsenical skin lesion risk in Bangladesh.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1476-6256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
173
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-6-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Arsenic, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Bangladesh, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Cucurbitaceae, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Drinking, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Environmental Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Skin Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Vegetables, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Water Supply, pubmed-meshheading:21178101-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Arsenic exposure, dietary patterns, and skin lesion risk in bangladesh: a prospective study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural