Blood Heavy Metal Concentrations of Korean Adults by Seafood Consumption Frequency: Using the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV), 2008.
10.4163/kjn.2011.44.6.518
- Author:
Young A KIM
1
;
Young Nam KIM
;
Kyung Dong CHO
;
Mi Young KIM
;
Eun Jin KIM
;
Ok Hee BAEK
;
Bog Hieu LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea. lbheelb@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
seafood frequency;
KNHANES IV;
Cd;
Hg;
Pb
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Cadmium;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Nutrition Surveys;
Perciformes;
Seafood;
Shellfish
- From:The Korean Journal of Nutrition
2011;44(6):518-526
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To determine blood heavy metal concentrations by seafood consumption in Korean adults, blood cadmium, mercury, and lead concentrations in a representative sample of 1,709 Koreans participated in the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KHANES IV-2) in 2008 were analyzed by age and seafood consumption frequency. The mean blood cadmium, mercury, and lead concentrations were 1.14 +/- 0.73 microg/L, 5.50 +/- 3.83 microg/L, and 2.56 +/- 1.22 microg/dL, respectively. The subjects aged > or = 50 years had significantly higher blood cadmium concentrations than the subjects aged 20~39 years. Blood mercury concentrations of the 50's were significantly higher than those of the 20's and 30's (p < 0.05). Approximately, 43% of males and 22% of females had blood mercury concentrations > 5.8 microg/L which is a blood mercury level equivalent to the current Reference Dose. Only 2 subjects had lead concentrations > 10 microg/dL, the standard lead level by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. The subjects consuming pollack, mackerel, anchovy, corvina, shellfish, and salted seafood at least once a week had significantly higher mercury concentrations than the subjects consuming those seafoods less than once a month. However, there were no clear relationships between blood cadmium and lead concentrations and seafood consumption frequencies.
