Meiduo Zhao

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3. Results 3.1. Population Characteristics The baseline characteristics of the study population with weighted estimates are presented in . In total, 3109 menopausal women were included in our analysis, of whom 453 were diagnosed with ASCVD and whose age range was 40 to 80 years old, with an average age of 64.66 ± 9.06 years. The distribution of races was as follows: 4.7% Mexican American, 4.4% other Hispanic, 75.1% non-Hispanic White, 9.2% non-Hispanic Black, and 6.7% others.

Due to industrial expansion in the mid-20th century, the western suburban areas of Jinzhou city in Liaoning province in north-east China have been environmentally polluted by Cr(VI). 8 Multiple studies have shown that occupational exposure to Cr(VI) induced changes in oxidative stress and oxidative damage. However, there is only a limited amount of human data on the environmental exposure of Cr(VI) in terms of oxidative stress and oxidative damage.