Air pollution, alcohol consumption, and the risk of elevated liver enzyme levels : a cross-sectional study in the UK Biobank

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Evidences on the association between exposure to air pollution and liver enzymes was scarce in low pollution area. We aimed to investigate the association between air pollution and liver enzyme levels and further explore whether alcohol intake influence this association. This cross-sectional study included 425,773 participants aged 37 to 73 years from the UK Biobank. Land Use Regression was applied to assess levels of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and NOx. Levels of liver enzymes including AST, ALT, GGT, and ALP were determined by enzymatic rate method. Long-term low-level exposure to PM2.5 (per 5-μg/m3 increase) was significantly associated with AST (0.596% increase, 95% CI, 0.414 to 0.778%), ALT (0.311% increase, 0.031 to 0.593%), and GGT (1.552% increase, 1.172 to 1.933%); The results were similar for PM10; NOX and NO2 were only significantly correlated with AST and GGT Significant modification effects by alcohol consumption were found (P-interaction < 0.05). The effects of pollutants on AST, ALT, and GGT levels gradually increased along with the weekly alcohol drinking frequency. In conclusion, long-term low-level air pollutants exposure was associated with elevated liver enzyme levels. And alcohol intake may exacerbate the effect of air pollution on liver enzymes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Environmental science and pollution research international - 30(2023), 37 vom: 10. Aug., Seite 87527-87534

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Run [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dankang [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Junqing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lulin [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Yonghua [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yaohua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air Pollutants
Alcohol drinking
Journal Article
Liver enzymes
Nitrogen Dioxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen oxides
Particulate Matter
Particulate matter
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Date Completed 09.08.2023

Date Revised 15.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-023-28659-7

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NLM35929359X