Exploring Associations Between Postural Balance and Levels of Urinary Organophosphorus Pesticide Metabolites. Issue 2 (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Sunwook; Nussbaum, Maury A.; Laurienti, Paul J.; Chen, Haiying; Quandt, Sara A.; Barr, Dana Boyd; Arcury, Thomas A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 60:Issue 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001194
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: Apply a data-driven approach to explore associations between postural balance and pesticide exposure among Latino farmworkers and non-farmworkers. Methods: Lasso-regularized, generalized linear models were used to examine associations between postural control measures in four experimental conditions (2 visual × 2 cognitive difficulty) and dialkylphosphate (DAP) urinary metabolite levels. Results: Obtained models generally performed poorly at explaining postural control measures. However, when both visual and cognitive conditions were altered—the most challenging balance condition—models for some postural balance measures contained several DAP metabolites and had relatively better fits. Conclusions: The current results were equivocal regarding associations between postural control measures and DAP metabolite concentrations. However, farmworker status appears to be an important variable in understanding this association. Future work should use a posturally- and cognitively-challenging test condition to reveal any potential associations. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text