Urinary Inorganic Arsenic Concentration and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women from Arica, Chile

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Paola Rubilar¹  Macarena Valdés¹  Paulina Pino¹  Verónica Iglesias¹  MaríaPía Muñoz¹  Boris Lucero²  MaríaTeresa Muñoz-Quezada² 

[1] Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, 8380453 Santiago, Chile;Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica del Maule, 3480112 Talca, Chile;

关键词: environmental exposure;    inorganic arsenic;    gestational diabetes;    pregnant;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph15071418

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: The association of total arsenic exposure with impaired glucose tolerance and gestational diabetes has been shown; however, evidence regarding urinary inorganic arsenic in pregnant women is still limited. Our aim was to evaluate the association between urinary inorganic arsenic concentration and gestational diabetes among pregnant women living in Arica, Chile. Methods: Cross-sectional study of pregnant women receiving care at primary health centers in urban Arica. The exposure was urinary inorganic arsenic concentration, while gestational diabetes was the outcome. The association was evaluated using multiple logistic regression models adjusted by age, education level, ethnicity, and pre-pregnancy body mass index. Results: 244 pregnant women were surveyed. The median urinary inorganic arsenic was 14.95 μg/L, and the prevalence of gestational diabetes was 8.6%. After adjusting, we did not find a significant association between gestational diabetes and inorganic arsenic exposure tertiles (Odds ratio (OR) 2.98, 95% CI = 0.87–10.18), (OR 1.07, 95% CI = 0.26–4.33). Conclusion: This study did not provide evidence on the relationship between urinary inorganic arsenic concentration and gestational diabetes. Further research is needed to elucidate the factors underlying this association.

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