Maria Argos|Faruque Parvez|Yu Chen|Abid Hussain|Hassina Momotaj|Geoffrey R. Howe|Joseph H. Graziano|Habibul Ahsan
Socioeconomic Status and Risk for Arsenic-Related Skin Lesions in Bangladesh
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
objectives arsenic contamination groundwater severe public health crisis bangladesh population exposed arsenic drinking water tube wells used groundwater collection study explored association socioeconomic status arsenic toxicity methods used baseline data 11438 men women recruited health effects arsenic longitudinal study heals prospective cohort study health effects arsenic exposure bangladesh conducted analyses logistic regression generalized estimating equations results found strong doseresponse association measures arsenic exposure skin lesions also found effect arsenic modified land ownership multiplicative scale increased risk among nonland owners associated well water arsenic p04 urinary total arsenic concentrations p03 conclusions study provides insight potentially modifiable host characteristics identifies factors may effectively target susceptible population subgroups appropriate interventions