儿童时期鱼类摄入量与汞暴露。
Fish intake and mercury exposure in young children.
机构信息
Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
出版信息
Environ Res. 2024 Sep 15;257:119277. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119277. Epub 2024 May 29.
Fish consumption is one of the main sources of mercury (Hg) exposure, but few studies have examined Hg exposure from fish consumption among children. This study aimed to assess the frequency of fish intake and associations with Hg and other element concentrations among 700 three-year-old children from the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study. Usual fish intake was derived from a validated food frequency questionnaire (Block Questionnaire for ages 2-7) and toenail element concentrations were determined using ICP-MS. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the association between fish intake and toenail element concentrations. A mixture analysis, using Weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, was used to estimate the relative contribution of fish consumption to element exposures. Twenty-three percent of children were reported to consume at least one fish meal/week on average during the previous 6 months. In adjusted linear regression models, children with any type of fish consumption versus no consumption had 108% (95% confidence interval (CI: 68%, 153%)) higher toenail Hg concentrations. To a lesser extent, children consuming "other fish (not fried) including tuna" and "fried fish or fish sticks" had 120% (95% CI: 82%, 164%), and 23% (95% CI: 2%, 51%) higher toenail concentrations, respectively, than those consuming no fish. Using WQS regression, Hg was the element most strongly related to fish consumption. Fish intake among young children was related to Hg exposure even at low levels of consumption. Future studies will need to determine the health consequences of this exposure.
鱼类消费是汞(Hg)暴露的主要来源之一,但很少有研究调查儿童从鱼类消费中接触 Hg 的情况。本研究旨在评估 700 名三岁新罕布什尔州出生队列研究儿童的鱼类摄入量频率及其与 Hg 和其他元素浓度的关联。常用鱼类摄入量来源于经验证的食物频率问卷(2-7 岁布洛克问卷),并使用 ICP-MS 测定趾甲元素浓度。多元线性回归分析用于评估鱼类摄入量与趾甲元素浓度之间的关联。混合分析,使用加权分位数和(WQS)回归,用于估计鱼类消费对元素暴露的相对贡献。23%的儿童报告在过去 6 个月中平均每周至少食用一次鱼类餐。在调整后的线性回归模型中,与不食用任何类型鱼类的儿童相比,食用任何类型鱼类的儿童的趾甲 Hg 浓度高 108%(95%置信区间(CI):68%,153%)。在较小程度上,食用“其他鱼类(不包括油炸)包括金枪鱼”和“油炸鱼或鱼棒”的儿童的趾甲浓度分别高 120%(95%CI:82%,164%)和 23%(95%CI:2%,51%),而不食用任何鱼类的儿童的趾甲浓度则没有那么高。使用 WQS 回归,Hg 是与鱼类消费最相关的元素。即使在低消费水平下,幼儿的鱼类摄入量也与 Hg 暴露有关。未来的研究将需要确定这种暴露的健康后果。