Assessment of low ABSPI among arsenic exposed and non-exposed populations: A pilot study

Authors

  • Manzurul Haque Khan Dept of Occupational & Environmental Health, NIPSOM
  • Sudipta Sarkar
  • Nasreen Khan
  • A.F.M. Sarwar
  • Sk. Akhtar Ahmad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.5426

Keywords:

Arsenic in Drinking Water, Arsenicosis, ABSPI, Peripheral Arterial Disease

Abstract

This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess and compare Ankle Brachial Systolic Pressure Index (ABSPI) amongst 120 arsenic exposed and 120 non-exposed populations of Samta village in Bangladesh. Abnormal ABSPI was more prevalent in arsenic exposed (13.3%) than in non-exposed (2.5%) group. The prevalence of abnormal ABSPI for respondents when adjusted for age, sex, BMI, blood pressure status and diabetic status, the prevalence remain significantly different. The findings suggest that those exposed to arsenic have increased chance of having abnormal ABSP and hence increased chance of peripheral arterial disease in Bangladesh.

Online: 18 July 2010

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.5426

Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2010; 36: 23-26


 

 

 

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Author Biography

Manzurul Haque Khan, Dept of Occupational & Environmental Health, NIPSOM

Assistant ProfessorDept of Occupational & Environmental Health, NIPSOM, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.

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Published

2010-07-17

How to Cite

Khan, M. H., Sarkar, S., Khan, N., Sarwar, A., & Ahmad, S. A. (2010). Assessment of low ABSPI among arsenic exposed and non-exposed populations: A pilot study. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 36(1), 23–26. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.5426

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (2010)

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Research Papers

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