title: Consumption of arsenic-contaminated drinking water and anemia among pregnant and non-pregnant women in northwestern Romania.
abstract: Anemia is a global health problem. To evaluate the impact of low-moderate water arsenic exposure (mostly <10 µg/L) on anemia, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 217 Romanian women. The adjusted prevalences for 'any' anemia (prevalence proportion ratio (PPR)=1.71, 95% CI 0.75-3.88) and pregnancy anemia (PPR=2.87, 95% CI 0.62-13.26) were higher among drinking water arsenic exposed women than among unexposed women. These preliminary data underscore the need for a more definitive study in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surdu
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA. Electronic address: mbloom@albany.edu.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Iulia A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Neamtiu
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", Timisoara, Romania; Gynecology Department of the Emergency County Hospital, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Doru
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anastasiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: Environmental Health Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Eugen S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Gurzau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D001151:Arsenic / Q000633:toxicity*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Anemia; Arsenic; Drinking water; Pregnancy; Women