Cadmium body burden, hypertension, and changes in blood pressure over time: results from a prospective cohort study in American Indians

This study assesses the association between baseline urinary cadmium and longitudinal changes in blood pressure in American Indian communities. Cadmium was measured in 3047 baseline urine samples from Strong Heart Study participants from three geographic areas. Longitudinal changes in blood pressure across three study visits (1989 –1999) were modeled using linear mixed models by baseline log urinary cadmium to creatinine ratio.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Research Article Source Type: research