The association between blood pressure and whole blood methylmercury in a cross-sectional study among Inuit in Greenland

The Inuit in Greenland have a high average consumption of marine species and are highly exposed to methylmercury, which in other studies has been related to hypertension. Data on the relation between methylmercury and hypertension is limited, especially in populations subjected to a high exposure of...

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Published in:Environmental Health
Main Authors: Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen, Davidsen, Michael, Bjerregaard, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Greenland
inuit
Online Access:https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/308d309c-a265-4fbe-8d0a-b467784d733d
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-44
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Summary:The Inuit in Greenland have a high average consumption of marine species and are highly exposed to methylmercury, which in other studies has been related to hypertension. Data on the relation between methylmercury and hypertension is limited, especially in populations subjected to a high exposure of methylmercury. We examined the relation between whole blood mercury and blood pressure (BP) in Inuit in Greenland.

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