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- Title
Arsenic exposure and risk of preeclampsia in a Mexican mestizo population.
- Authors
Sandoval-Carrillo, Ada; Méndez-Hernández, Edna M.; Antuna-Salcido, Elizabeth I.; Salas-Pacheco, Sergio M.; Vázquez-Alaniz, Fernando; Téllez-Valencia, Alfredo; Aguilar-Durán, Marisela; Barraza-Salas, Marcelo; Castellanos-Juárez, Francisco X.; Llave-León, Osmel La; Salas-Pacheco, José M.; La Llave-León, Osmel
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Exposure to arsenic in drinking water has been associated with various complications of pregnancy including fetal loss, low birth weight, anemia, gestational diabetes and spontaneous abortion. However, to date, there are no studies evaluating its possible association with preeclampsia.<bold>Methods: </bold>This case-control study involved 104 preeclamptic and 202 healthy pregnant women. The concentrations of arsenic in drinking water and urine were measured using a Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer.<bold>Results: </bold>We found relatively low levels of arsenic in household tap water (range of 2.48-76.02 μg/L) and in the urine of the participants (7.1 μg/L vs 6.78 μg/L in cases and controls, respectively).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The analysis between groups showed for the first time that at these lower levels of exposure there is no association with preeclampsia.
- Subjects
MEXICO; RISK factors of preeclampsia; ARSENIC content of drinking water; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of arsenic; MESTIZOS; CONTAMINATION of drinking water
- Publication
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 2016, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
1471-2393
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12884-016-0946-4