Total cadmium intake and mortality among residents in the Jinzu River Basin, Japan.
This study investigated the relationship between total cadmium intake and mortality among rural inhabitants of the Jinzu River Basin, Japan. A follow-up survey was conducted for 6,128 days on 3,236 inhabitants. The rural communities were divided into 2 groups, one with a total cadmium intake of < 2.0 gm and the other > or = 2.0 gm. Standardized mortality ratios and a Cox's proportional hazard model indicated mortality risk was greater in the > or = 2.0 gm group, compared with the < 2.0 gm group. In the Jinzu River Basin, a total cadmium intake > or = 2.0 gm exerts an adverse influence on life prognosis.
Matsuda
Kaori
K
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Kobayashi
Etsuko
E
Okubo
Yasushi
Y
Suwazono
Yasushi
Y
Kido
Teruhiko
T
Nishijo
Muneko
M
Nakagawa
Hideaki
H
Nogawa
Koji
K
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D002105:Cadmium Poisoning / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012423:Rural Health; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D014881:Water Supply
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium