Skin aging associated with chromium among rural housewives in northern China

Jigen Na; Nan Li; Lailai Yan; Tamara Schikowski; Rongwei Ye; Jean Krutmann; Zhiwen Li

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Mar 2023)

Skin aging associated with chromium among rural housewives in northern China

Jigen Na,
Nan Li,
Lailai Yan,
Tamara Schikowski,
Rongwei Ye,
Jean Krutmann,
Zhiwen Li

Affiliations

Jigen Na: Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Nan Li: Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Correspondence to: 38 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.
Lailai Yan: Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Tamara Schikowski: IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany; Swiss Tropical Institute of Public Health, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Rongwei Ye: Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Jean Krutmann: IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
Zhiwen Li: Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Correspondence to: 38 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 253
p. 114676

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Previous studies have found associations between chromium exposure and skin damage. However, few studies have focused on both chromium and skin aging. This study aimed to assess the degree of skin aging symptoms and estimate the relationship between hair chromium and skin aging among rural housewives. We recruited 405 subjects in Shanxi Province of northern China and analyzed 397 eligible hair samples with inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP–MS). The subjects’ skin aging symptoms were assessed with SCINEXA™ (SCore of INtrinsic and EXtrinsic skin Aging). After adjusting for age and other important covariates, the regression results showed more severe skin aging symptoms in women with a higher level of hair chromium and presented an increasing linear trend. Vegetables, fruits, and beans might be a source of chromium exposure. We concluded that skin aging might be positively associated with hair chromium. It is necessary to take measures to reduce chromium exposure to prevent skin aging.

Published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

ISSN: 0147-6513 (Print); 1090-2414 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Environmental pollution; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ecotoxicology-and-environmental-safety

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