| Title |
Arsenic exposure through drinking water increases the risk of liver and cardiovascular diseases in the population of West Bengal, India
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-639 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nandana Das, Somnath Paul, Debmita Chatterjee, Nilanjana Banerjee, Niladri S Majumder, Nilendu Sarma, Tanmoy J Sau, Santanu Basu, Saptarshi Banerjee, Papiya Majumder, Apurba K Bandyopadhyay, J Christopher States, Ashok K Giri |
| Abstract |
Arsenic is a natural drinking water contaminant affecting 26 million people in West Bengal, India. Chronic arsenic exposure causes cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, neuropathies and ocular diseases. The aims of the present study were to assess bioindicators of hepatocellular injury as indicated by the levels of liver enzymes, to determine the auto immune status, as indicated by the amounts of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-dsDNA antibodies in their serum, and to predict cardiovascular risk in the arsenic exposed population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| India | 1 | 14% |
| Thailand | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 120 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 17% |
| Researcher | 18 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Unknown | 29 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 22% |
| Unknown | 35 | 29% |
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