PURPOSE: To evaluate whether the exposure to arsenic (As) causes alterations of liver enzymes in two groups of outdoor workers. METHODS: Total urinary As and the levels of AST/GOT, ALT/GPT, and GGT were measured on 80 traffic policemen and 50 police drivers. Personal air samples were obtained for assessing the exposure to As on a subgroup of 20 traffic policemen and 20 police drivers. RESULTS: Mean values of personal exposure to As, urinary As, AST/GOT, and ALT/GPT were significantly higher in traffic policemen than in the police drivers. Multiple linear regression models showed associations between urinary As and airborne As, ALT/GPT and the job variables, and BMI and urinary As. CONCLUSIONS: These findings contribute toward the evaluation of the hepatic effects of exposure to As in the urban workers.
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether the exposure to arsenic (As) causes alterations of liver enzymes in two groups of outdoor workers. METHODS: Total urinary As and the levels of AST/GOT, ALT/GPT, and GGT were measured on 80 traffic policemen and 50 police drivers. Personal air samples were obtained for assessing the exposure to As on a subgroup of 20 traffic policemen and 20 police drivers. RESULTS: Mean values of personal exposure to As, urinary As, AST/GOT, and ALT/GPT were significantly higher in traffic policemen than in the police drivers. Multiple linear regression models showed associations between urinary As and airborne As, ALT/GPT and the job variables, and BMI and urinary As. CONCLUSIONS: These findings contribute toward the evaluation of the hepatic effects of exposure to As in the urban workers.
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