title: Total cadmium intake and mortality among residents in the Jinzu River Basin, Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suwazono
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: Muneko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishijo
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nogawa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium