Heavy metals, epigenetic aging, and mortality: A cohort study
This study suggests that exposure to urinary metals is associated with an increased risk of mortality, with epigenetic aging playing a partial mediating role in this relationship.
Authors
- Jinxin Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3353-175X)
- Mingyang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-1897)
- Chenbei Li
- Hua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4082-4292)
- Chao Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-4727)
- Yunyun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-0591)
- Shuxiang Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1526-2603)
- Hongkun Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6156-9689)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceutical Science College (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118826
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81