Associations of combined exposure to selected metal mixtures with thyroid hormones in children: a cross-sectional study in China
The combined metal exposure was associated with increased levels of TT3, TT4, and FT3 in children and Fe appeared to be the major contributor. Further studies are warranted to confirm our findings and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
Authors
- Yuwei Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-6268)
- Yanying Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9490-1720)
- Yuhan Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8830-7768)
- Meiling Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-3428)
- Shiting Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-6541)
- Rumeng Xue
- Qi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-1368)
- Jun Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6123-8766)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Hunan Children's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1387702
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.36