Cadmium affects blood pressure and negatively interacts with obesity: Findings from NHANES 1999-2014

Blood pressure change (mmHg) (in the left) and OR for hypertension (in the right) in relation to a twofold increase in BCd, stratified by sex and ethnicity, adjusted for age, BMI category, educational background, marital status, poverty index, alcohol consumption, smoking status and serum contents of sodium, potassium, calcium, creatinine, phosphorus, total protein, total cholesterol, glucose, and iron and blood lead concentration. SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BCd, blood cadmium concentration; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.410