Association between multiple urinary metals and visceral obesity: a large cross-sectional study in South China
Urinary Sb and Zn as potential risk factors, and Rb as a potential protective factor, for visceral obesity, demonstrating significant overall and interactive effects arising from metal co-exposure. These findings underscored the critical role of environmental metal exposure, especially from mixtures, in the prevention and management of obesity and associated metabolic disorders.
Authors
- Xiaogang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-1141)
- Guandou Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4758-1928)
- Mei Yao
- Qiongguang Huang
- Xiaoyun Zeng
- Shun Liu
- Songqing He
- Yu Yang
Institutions
- Guangxi University (CN)
- Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Science (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European journal of medical research
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-026-03880-5
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00