Long-Term Exposure to Arsenic in Community Water Supplies and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Women in the California Teachers Study
Danielle N. Medgyesi, Komal Bangia, Emma S. Spielfogel, Jared A. Fisher, Jessica M. Madrigal, Rena R. Jones, Mary H. Ward, James V. Lacey, Tiffany R. Sanchez
Abstract
BACKGROUND: . OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the relationship between long-term wAs exposure from CWS and cardiovascular disease in the California Teachers Study cohort. METHODS: ) and continuously using a log2-transformation (i.e., per doubling). Models were adjusted for baseline age, neighborhood socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), and smoking status. We also stratified analyses by age, BMI, and smoking status. RESULTS: and 0.012 for IHD and CVD, respectively). DISCUSSION: Long-term wAs exposure from CWS, at and below the regulatory limit, may increase cardiovascular disease risk, particularly IHD. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14410.