Cobalt exposure was associated with the risk of hepatic steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis based on a cross-sectional study from NHANES
This study showed that blood Cobalt level was negatively association with hepatic steatosis. This may be due to increased development from hepatic steatosis to advanced liver fibrosis upon Cobalt exposure.
Authors
- Ling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-864X)
- Shi-Jie Ma
- Rui Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0357-6702)
- Rui Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0390-0958)
- Peng Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-2630)
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Huaian First People’s Hospital (CN)
- Second People’s Hospital of Huai’an (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118003
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42