Associations of Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Bone Mineral Density in the US General Population: A Multi-Cycle Study of NHANES 2011–2018
<p>Flow diagram of participant selection in NHANES 2011–2018. Abbreviations: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; BMD, bone mineral density.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Spearman rank correlation matrix for urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate measured in the population (<span class="html-italic">n</span> = 5607), NHANES 2011–2018.</p> "> Figure 3
<p>Predicted cubic splines for the associations of urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate with BMDs. The relationship between total BMD and urinary perchlorate (<b>A</b>), nitrate (<b>B</b>), and thiocyanate (<b>C</b>). The relationship between lumbar BMD and urinary perchlorate (<b>D</b>), nitrate (<b>E</b>), and thiocyanate (<b>F</b>). Models were adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, race, income to poverty ratio, education, serum cotinine levels, drinking, exercise, serum 25 (OH) D, thyroid problems, hypertension, diabetes, urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate levels. Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; CI, confidence interval; <span class="html-italic">p</span> for trend of urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>Association of co-exposure of perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate with total BMD (<b>A</b>) and lumbar BMD (<b>B</b>) by qgcomp models. Models were adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, race, income to poverty ratio, education, serum cotinine levels, drinking, exercise, serum 25 (OH) D, thyroid problems, hypertension, diabetes, urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate levels. Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; CI, confidence interval.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>Regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) between BMDs with urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate concentrations in NHANES 2011–2018, stratified by subgroups. Models were adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, race, income-to-poverty ratio, education, serum cotinine levels, drinking, exercise, serum 25 (OH) D, thyroid problems, hypertension, and diabetes, except for the stratified variable. Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density; CI, confidence interval.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Exposure Measurements
2.3. BMD Measurement
2.4. Covariates
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Baseline Characterization
3.2. Distribution of Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate
3.3. Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate in Correlation with BMDs
3.4. Relation of Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with BMD by Qgcomp Analysis
3.5. Subgroup Analysis
3.6. Sensitivity Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Characteristic | n (Unweighted) (%)/Median (IQR) |
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Age (%) | |
<20 years | 2179 (25.4) |
≥20 years | 3428 (74.6) |
Gender (%) | |
male | 2887 (51.4) |
Female | 2720 (48.6) |
Race (%) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 1740 (58.6) |
Mexican American | 1013 (12.2) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 1219 (12) |
Others | 1635 (17.3) |
PIR (%) | |
<1 | 1309 (16.2) |
≥1 | 4298 (83.8) |
Education (%) | |
Above high school | 2042 (48.2) |
High school or equivalent | 879 (18.2) |
Under high school | 2686 (33.5) |
Serum cotinine (%) | |
<1.0 | 3882 (73.0) |
1.0–9.9 | 306 (5.0) |
≥10 | 1004 (22.0) |
BMI (%) | |
Normal | 2948 (45.6) |
Overweight | 1276 (26.4) |
Obese | 1364 (28) |
Hypertension: yes, n (%) | 801 (19.4) |
Hyperlipidemia: yes, n (%) | 838 (22.0) |
Diabetes: yes, n (%) | 368 (6.3) |
Exercise: yes, n (%) | 1713 (37.8) |
Thyroid problem: yes, n (%) | 213 (7.5) |
Serum 25 (OH) D (nmol/L) | 61.70 (50.20, 78.06) |
Total BMD (g/cm2) | 1.09 (1.00, 1.16) |
Lumbar BMD (g/cm2) | 1.00 (0.89, 1.11) |
Detection | GM (95% CI) | Selected Percentile | |||
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25th | Median | 75th | |||
Unadjusted | |||||
Perchlorate (μg/L) | 99.84% | 2.62 (2.56, 2.69) | 1.45 | 2.69 | 4.74 |
Nitrate (mg/L) | 99.79% | 45.52 (44.62, 46.44) | 28.10 | 48.90 | 76.10 |
Thiocyanate (mg/L) | 99.82% | 1.08 (1.05, 1.11) | 0.53 | 1.06 | 2.05 |
Creatinine-adjusted | |||||
Perchlorate (μg/g creatinine) | 99.84% | 2.70 (2.64, 2.76) | 1.60 | 2.59 | 4.36 |
Nitrate (mg/g creatinine) | 99.79% | 46.84 (46.17, 47.53) | 32.90 | 44.73 | 63.58 |
Thiocyanate (mg/g creatinine) | 99.82% | 1.11 (1.08, 1.14) | 0.57 | 1.05 | 2.01 |
Total BMD | Lumbar BMD | |||||||
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β (95% CI) a | p-Value | β (95% CI) b | p-Value | β (95% CI) a | p-Value | β (95% CI) b | p-Value | |
Perchlorate | ||||||||
Per 100% increase | −0.008 (−0.013, −0.003) | <0.001 | −0.003 (−0.007, −0.002) | 0.018 | −0.013 (−0.020, −0.007) | <0.001 | −0.008 (−0.015, −0.001) | 0.018 |
Tertiles | ||||||||
T1 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
T2 | −0.005 (−0.013, 0.004) | 0.299 | 0.001 (−0.008, 0.010) | 0.834 | −0.016 (−0.029, −0.003) | <0.001 | −0.009 (−0.021, 0.004) | 0.195 |
T3 | −0.013 (−0.022, −0.004) | 0.004 | −0.003 (−0.012, 0.007) | 0.560 | −0.025 (−0.038, −0.012) | <0.001 | −0.011 (−0.025, 0.003) | 0.111 |
Nitrate | ||||||||
Per 100% increase | −0.022 (−0.029, −0.014) | <0.001 | −0.021 (−0.029, −0.013) | <0.001 | −0.031 (−0.042, −0.021) | <0.001 | −0.032 (−0.043, −0.021) | <0.001 |
Tertiles | ||||||||
T1 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
T2 | −0.017 (−0.025, −0.008) | <0.001 | −0.017 (−0.025, −0.008) | <0.001 | −0.028 (−0.040, −0.016) | <0.001 | −0.027 (−0.040, −0.015) | <0.001 |
T3 | −0.030 (−0.020, −0.007) | <0.001 | −0.030 (−0.040, −0.019) | <0.001 | −0.044 (−0.058, −0.030) | <0.001 | −0.043 (−0.058, −0.027) | <0.001 |
Thiocyanate | ||||||||
Per 100% increase | −0.002 (−0.005, 0.002) | 0.314 | 0.002 (−0.002, 0.005) | 0.334 | 0.001 (−0.005, 0.006) | 0.705 | 0.005 (−0.001, 0.011) | 0.066 |
Tertiles | ||||||||
T1 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
T2 | 0.005 (−0.004, 0.014) | 0.250 | 0.009 (0.001, 0.017) | 0.046 | 0.004 (−0.009, 0.016) | 0.570 | 0.010 (−0.002, 0.022) | 0.115 |
T3 | −0.005 (−0.014, 0.004) | 0.286 | 0.002 (−0.006, 0.011) | 0.586 | −0.001 (−0.014, 0.011) | 0.850 | 0.011 (−0.002, 0.023) | 0.094 |
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Wang, D.; Zhang, Y.; He, Y.; Song, F.; Tang, Y.; Chen, L.; Wang, Y.; Yang, F.; Yao, X. Associations of Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Bone Mineral Density in the US General Population: A Multi-Cycle Study of NHANES 2011–2018. Nutrients 2024, 16, 2658. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16162658
Wang D, Zhang Y, He Y, Song F, Tang Y, Chen L, Wang Y, Yang F, Yao X. Associations of Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Bone Mineral Density in the US General Population: A Multi-Cycle Study of NHANES 2011–2018. Nutrients. 2024; 16(16):2658. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16162658
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Donglan, Ying Zhang, Yayu He, Fengmei Song, Yan Tang, Limou Chen, Yangcan Wang, Fei Yang, and Xueqiong Yao. 2024. "Associations of Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Bone Mineral Density in the US General Population: A Multi-Cycle Study of NHANES 2011–2018" Nutrients 16, no. 16: 2658. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16162658