The association between blood lead levels and cardiovascular diseases among lead-exposed male workers

Objective We prospectively evaluated the association between blood lead levels (BLL) and increases in hospital admissions for treatment of cardiovascular diseases among lead-exposed workers in Korea. Methods The study cohort was derived from Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency data, which included lead-exposed male workers who underwent lead-associated medical check-ups at least once between 2000 and 2004. The adjusted hospital admission hazard ratio (AHR) of cardiovascular diseases for each BLL grade (10–20 and ≥20 μg/dL) was compared with that of the reference grade (by Min Y-S, Ahn Y-S. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3630

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