2010
Cumulative lead exposure and age-related hearing loss: The VA Normative Aging Study
Park S, Elmarsafawy S, Mukherjee B, Spiro A, Vokonas P, Nie H, Weisskopf M, Schwartz J, Hu H. Cumulative lead exposure and age-related hearing loss: The VA Normative Aging Study. Hearing Research 2010, 269: 48-55. PMID: 20638461, PMCID: PMC2934752, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related hearing lossPure-tone averagePatella lead levelsCumulative lead exposureHearing lossHearing thresholdsNormative Aging StudyAssociated with poorer hearing thresholdsOdds of hearing lossAir conduction hearing thresholdsAssociated with hearing lossConduction hearing thresholdsPoorer hearing thresholdsAging StudyDevelopment of age-related hearing lossReduction of lead exposureVA Normative Aging StudyCross-sectional analysisLead exposureOccupational noiseHearing abilityK X-ray fluorescencePotential confoundersEpidemiological researchLead levels
2009
Bone Lead Level Prediction Models and Their Application to Examine the Relationship of Lead Exposure and Hypertension in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Park S, Mukherjee B, Xia X, Sparrow D, Weisskopf M, Nie H, Hu H. Bone Lead Level Prediction Models and Their Application to Examine the Relationship of Lead Exposure and Hypertension in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2009, 51: 1422-1436. PMID: 19952788, PMCID: PMC2939477, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e3181bf6c8d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBone and BonesBostonCohort StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHypertensionLeadLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPatellaRadiographyRegression AnalysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionTibiaUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsYoung AdultConceptsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyThird National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyNutrition Examination SurveyCommunity-based cohortPatella leadExamination SurveyCohort of older menCommunity-based cohort of older menK X-ray fluorescenceNHANES-IIISignificant associationBlood lead levelsOlder menStandard covariatesPatellaExternal validationCorrelation coefficientBlood leadLead exposureTibiaLead levelsAssociationSurveyLead studies