Objective This study aimed to expore the potential relationship between heavy metals in urine and Hashimoto's thyroiditis(HT),providing a basis for the prevention and control of heavy metal exposure in the general population and in those with HT.Methods Data included 5 011 cases with both urinary heavy metals(cadmium,cobalt,barium,lead,uranium)con-centration indexes and thyroid peroxidase antibody(TPOAb)or thyroglobulin antibody(TgAb)from the 2007-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES)(2007-2012).Logistic regression models were used to explore the re-lationship between heavy metals in urine and HT,and restricted cubic spline models were used to examine possible nonlinear associations and to use restricted cubic spline models to visualize the dose-response relationship between different concentra-tions of cadmium,cobalt,and barium and HT.Furthermore,subgroup analyses were performed for gender.Results The urinary cadmium concentration in HT patinets(0.27 μg/L)was significantly higher than that in the normal population(0.24 μg/L),while the concentrations of the other heavy metals showed no statistical difference in HT distribution.Multifactorial logistic re-gression showed that the risk of HT increased by 23.7%for each quartile increase in urinary cadmium(OR=1.237,95%CI 1.083-1.414),and by 9.7%for each quartile increase in urinary cobalt(OR=1.097,95%CI 1.021-1.177).Compared to the group with the lowest urinary barium concentration(Q1),the group with the highest urinary barium concentration(Q4)had a 48%reduction of the risk of HT(OR=0.520,95%CI 0.295-0.916).However,the results of restricted cubic spline regres-sion showed no dose-response relationship between the three and the prevalence of HT.Conclusion Exposure to heavy metals(cadmium,cobalt,barium)is associated with HT.Cadmium and cobalt may serve as potential risk factors for HT,while barium may have a protective effect against the disease.Cadmium and cobalt may be more pronounced in women.This provides the evidence for the development of intervention and health promotion guidelines,raising awareness of heavy metal exposure.
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桥本甲状腺炎/金属暴露/美国国家健康和营养调查数据库/相关性分析
Key words
[Key wory]Hashimoto's thyroiditis/metal exposure/national health and nutrition examination survey/correlation analysis