Reversed association between levels of prostate specific antigen and levels of blood cadmium and urinary cadmium

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 83; no. 8; pp. 1188 - 1191
• Main Authors: Wu, Chin-Ching, Pu, Yeong S., Wu, Hsi-Chin, Yang, Chun-Yuh, Chen, Yi-Chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: absorption; adverse effects; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Antigens; Applied sciences; Assaying; Blood; Blood cadmium; blood sampling; Cadmium; Cadmium - adverse effects; Cadmium - blood; Cadmium - urine; Cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; creatinine; Exact sciences and technology; Health; high density lipoprotein; Humans; logit analysis; Male; Men; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Pollution; Prostate; Prostate specific antigen; Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood; prostatic neoplasms; questionnaires; Taiwan; Urinary cadmium; urine; Asia; Taiwan; Prostate specific antigen; BCd; OR; CI; UCd; Taiwan; Blood cadmium; Urinary cadmium; Human; Urine; Cadmium; Toxicity; Epidemiology; Blood; Heavy metal; Trace element; Public health

► We recruited 295 men 50 years of age and above from a health check-up program. ► PSA levels were positively associated with the lipid levels. ► PSA levels were reversely associated with Blood cadmium and Urine Cadmium levels. Prostate cancer associated with cadmium exposure may indicate a link bet...