A Cross-Sectional Analysis Investigating Pregnant Women’s Renal Function and Its Association with Lead and Cadmium Exposures—The DSAN Birth Cohort Study in Recôncavo Baiano, Brazil

A Cross-Sectional Analysis Investigating Pregnant Women’s Renal Function and Its Association with Lead and Cadmium Exposures—The DSAN Birth Cohort Study in Recôncavo Baiano, Brazil

Kidney dysfunction is increasing worldwide and is exacerbated by exposure to toxic metals. Also, pregnancy poses an overload on kidney function. We investigated how blood lead (PbB) and cadmium (CdB) levels were associated with kidney function in pregnant women from Recôncavo Baiano, Brazil, during...

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Main Authors: Eréndira C. Di Giuseppe, Homègnon A. Ferréol Bah, Erival A. Gomes Júnior, Nathália R. dos Santos, Daisy O. Costa, Victor O. Martinez, Elis Macêdo Pires, João V. Araújo Santana, Filipe da S. Cerqueira, José A. Menezes-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
kidney dysfunction
toxic metals
pregnancy
social inequities
lead
cadmium
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/4/261

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