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Postural instability and chronic low level manganese exposure: A cross-sectional pilot study of residents in Marietta, Ohio

Standridge, Jeremy Shawn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1211903710

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2008, MS, University of Cincinnati, Medicine : Environmental Health.
Objective: To evaluate postural balance and biological markers of a population chronically exposed to low levels of ambient manganese(Mn). Methods: Hair and blood sampling and postural balance testing were performed on participants residing near a ferromanganese refinery. The relationship between blood and hair Mn measurements and postural balance was analyzed with logistic regression. Postural balance of residents was compared with control data by analysis of covariance. Results: A significant correlation between hair Mn and postural balance was seen in two test conditions. Blood Mn was not found to be significant. Five of eight postural balance measures were significantly larger when compared with controls. Conclusion: Preliminary findings indicate a significant relationship between hair Mn and postural balance. The postural balance outcomes of our study suggest subclinical functional impairment of vestibular and proprioceptive pathways within this study population. These preliminary findings warrant a prospective study with a larger sample size.
Erin Haynes, DrPH (Committee Chair)
Amit Bhattacharya, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
Paul Succop, PhD (Committee Member)
Amy Rohs, MD, MS (Committee Member)
61 p.
Environmental Science; Public Health
manganese; hair; blood; balance; sway; Marietta

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  • Standridge, J. S. (2008). Postural instability and chronic low level manganese exposure: A cross-sectional pilot study of residents in Marietta, Ohio [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1211903710

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Standridge, Jeremy. Postural instability and chronic low level manganese exposure: A cross-sectional pilot study of residents in Marietta, Ohio. 2008. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1211903710.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Standridge, Jeremy. "Postural instability and chronic low level manganese exposure: A cross-sectional pilot study of residents in Marietta, Ohio." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1211903710

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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