Regional concentrations of heavy metals in surface soils and risk of body pain in elderly residential population: a national cohort study in China
Our results indicate that higher soil arsenic exposure is associated with an increased risk of pain in specific body regions. This study is the first examining the associations between multiple heavy metals in surface soil and the risks of pain in different body sites. Our findings provide new insights into the health risks of soil heavy metal exposure.
Authors
- Zheng Feei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7276-2229)
- Xiang Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6920-3437)
- Linxi Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1043-8933)
- Bingjie Qu
- Kelvin P. Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-5335)
- Royston Goodacre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2230-645X)
- Long‐Fei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-3853)
- Ying Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5919-743X)
- Rong Rong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6261-9202)
- Bifeng Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9353-0307)
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of the West of England (GB)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Keele University (GB)
- Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (CN)
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22638-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University