title: Blood cadmium concentrations in Korean adolescents: From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2013.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess blood cadmium levels in Korean adolescents with respect to demographic and lifestyle factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2010 to 2013, totaling 1472 adolescents aged 10-18 years. Geometric means of blood cadmium were calculated using a complex samples general linear model to compare blood levels in different demographic and lifestyle groups. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were also used to find predictors for high blood cadmium (>90th percentile).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The geometric mean of the blood cadmium concentrations was 0.30μg/L in Korean adolescents. Older age, type of housing (multifamily house and commercial building), smoking and alcohol consumption, and iron deficiency/iron deficiency anemia (IDA) were significantly associated with higher blood cadmium concentrations (P<0.05). Blood cadmium concentrations were not significantly affected by gender, region, body mass index status, or household income. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, independent predictors for higher blood cadmium levels included current smoker (OR=7.77), alcohol consumption (OR=4.31), living in a multifamily house or commercial building (OR=3.11-3.46), and IDA (OR=2.64).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Possible associations between blood cadmium levels and type of housing or alcohol consumption in adolescents are suggested for the first time in this study. Further studies are needed to elucidate the mechanism of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Borami
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: S2635@paik.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Shin-Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: PMJ@paik.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Mi-Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000097:blood; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium
keywords: Adolescent; Alcohol consumption; Blood; Cadmium; Housing; Smoking