A Review of the Literature Using the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (cycle 1-3)
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Lee, Seungho
(Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine)
Kim, Jin Hee (Department of Integrative Bioscience & Biotechnology, Sejong University) Choi, Yoon-Hyeong (Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University) Kim, Sungkyoon (Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Seoul National University) Lee, Kyung mu (Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University) Park, Jae Bum (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) |
1 | Lee I, Park JY, Kim S, An JN, Lee J, Park H, et al. Association of exposure to phthalates and environmental phenolics with markers of kidney function: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015-2017. Environ Int. 2020; 143: 105877. DOI |
2 | Hwang MY, Lee YM, Jung SW, Hong SY, You JY, Park CH. Relationship between Bisphenol A Exposure and Obesity in Korean Adults from the Second Stage of KoNEHS (2012-2014). J Environ Health Sci. 2018; 44(4): 370-379. |
3 | Lee S, Tan YM, Phillips MB, Sobus JR, Kim S. Estimating Methylmercury Intake for the General Population of South Korea Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling. Toxicol Sci. 2017; 159(1): 6-15. DOI |
4 | Kim MJ, Kim S, Choi S, Lee I, Moon MK, Choi K, et al. Association of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals with thyroid hormones in general adult population and potential mechanisms. Sci Total Environ. 2021; 762: 144227. DOI |
5 | Kim J, Lee K. Changes in urinary cotinine concentrations in non-smoking adults from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) II (2012-2014) after implementation of partial smoke-free regulations. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020; 224: 113419. DOI |
6 | Lim S. The associations between personal care products use and urinary concentrations of phthalates, parabens, and triclosan in various age groups: The Korean National Environmental Health Survey Cycle 3 2015-2017. Sci Total Environ. 2020; 742: 140640. DOI |
7 | Sohn SH, Heo HC, Jo S, Park C, Sakong J. The association between mercury concentrations and lipid profiles in the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) cycle 3. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2020; 32: e19. DOI |
8 | Sa H, Rim H, Choi J, Kim K, Shin J, Oh E, Kweon H. Association between Environmental Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exposure and Insulin Resistance: Using The Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey. Korean J Fam Pract. 2020; 10(6): 418-423. DOI |
9 | Hwang M, Lee Y, Choi K, Park C. Urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid levels and the association with thyroid hormones in adults: Korean National Environmental Health Survey 2012-2014. Sci Total Environ. 2019; 696: 133920. DOI |
10 | Ha NY, Kim DH, Ryu JY. Relationship between triclosan exposure and thyroid hormones: the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2019; 31. |
11 | Park JS, Kim S, Park M, Kim Y, Lee H, Choi H, et al. Relationship between dietary factors and bisphenol a exposure: the second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012-2014). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2017; 29: 42. DOI |
12 | Jung K, Oh H, Ryu JY, Kim DH, Lee S, Son B-C, et al. Relationship between housing characteristics, lifestyle factors and phthalates exposure: the first Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2009-2011). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2015; 27(1): 33. DOI |
13 | Park C, Hwang M, Baek Y, Jung S, Lee Y, Paek D, et al. Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A levels in the Korean adult population in association with sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2012-2014. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019; 222(5): 903-910. DOI |
14 | LaKind JS, Pollock T, Naiman DQ, Kim S, Nagasawa A, Clarke J. Factors affecting interpretation of national biomonitoring data from multiple countries: BPA as a case study. Environ Res. 2019; 173: 318-329. DOI |
15 | Kim Y, Park M, Do Jin Nam EHY, Ryoo JH. Relationship between seafood consumption and bisphenol A exposure: the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012-2014). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2020; 32: e10. DOI |
16 | Oh HH, Park H, Kim DH, Son BC, Lee CK, Kim K, et al. The relationship between urinary BTEX metabolites and residence setting among Korean homemakers: the first Korea National Environmental Health Survey (2009-2011). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2017; 29(1): 38. DOI |
17 | Park M, Kim S, Kim Y, Nam DJ, Ryoo JH, Lim S. Relationship between personal care products usage and triclosan exposure: the second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012-2014). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2019; 31(1): 2. DOI |
18 | Nam DJ, Kim Y, Yang EH, Lee HC, Ryoo JH. Relationship between urinary phthalate metabolites and diabetes: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) cycle 3 (2015-2017). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2020; 32: e24. DOI |
19 | Lee I, Park YJ, Kim MJ, Kim S, Choi S, Park J, et al. Associations of urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites, bisphenol A, and parabens with obesity and diabetes mellitus in a Korean adult population: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015-2017. Environ Int. 2021; 146: 106227. DOI |
20 | Kang Y, Park J, Youn K. Association between urinary phthalate metabolites and obesity in adult Korean population: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS), 2012-2014. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2019; 31(5): 78-89. |
21 | Kim SW, Lee J, Kwon SC, Lee JH. Association between Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentration and Atopic Dermatitis in Korean Adolescents Participating in the Third Korean National Environmental Health Survey, 2015-2017. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18(5): 2261. DOI |
22 | Park C, Choi W, Hwang M, Lee Y, Kim S, Yu S, et al. Associations between urinary phthalate metabolites and bisphenol A levels, and serum thyroid hormones among the Korean adult population - Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2012-2014. Sci Total Environ. 2017; 584-585: 950-957. DOI |
23 | Shim YH, Ock JW, Kim YJ, Kim Y, Kim SY, Kang D. Association between heavy metals, bisphenol a, volatile organic compounds and phthalates and metabolic syndrome. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(4): 671. DOI |
24 | Hwang MY, Ryu JM, Kown YM, Hong SY, Park CH. Seasonal Variations of Exposure to Environmental Chemicals: Implication from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). J Environ Health Sci. 2018; 44(6): 572-580. |
25 | Hwang MY, Hong SY, Kwon YM, Jo HJ, Park CH. Differences of Chemical Exposure Levels according to Residential and Personal Life-style Characteristics of Korean adult population-from Korean National Environmental Health Survey. J Environ Health Sci. 2019; 45(2): 142-153. |
26 | Lee S, Cho SR, Jeong I, Park JB, Shin MY, Kim S, et al. Mercury Exposure and Associations with Hyperlipidemia and Elevated Liver Enzymes: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey. Toxics. 2020; 8(3): 47. DOI |
27 | Choi S, Kim MJ, Park YJ, Kim S, Choi K, Cheon GJ, et al. Thyroxine-binding globulin, peripheral deiodinase activity, and thyroid autoantibody status in association of phthalates and phenolic compounds with thyroid hormones in adult population. Environ Int. 2020; 140: 105783. DOI |
28 | Moon S, Seo MY, Choi K, Chang YS, Kim SH, Park MJ. Urinary bisphenol A concentrations and the risk of obesity in Korean adults. Sci Rep. 2021; 11(1): 1603. DOI |
29 | Kwon JA, Shin B, Kim B. Urinary bisphenol A and thyroid function by BMI in the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2012- 2014. Chemosphere. 2020; 240: 124918. DOI |
30 | Yoo M, Lim YH, Kim T, Lee D, Hong YC. Association between urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid and body mass index in Korean adults: 1st Korean National Environmental Health Survey. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2016; 28(1): 2. DOI |
31 | Kim S, Park JS, Park M, Kim Y, Lim S, Lee HE. Female non-smokers' environmental tobacco smoking exposure by public transportation mode. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2018; 30(1): 24. DOI |
32 | Jung S, Shin H, Park S. Factors Affecting on Human Exposure to Bisphenol A in Children and Adolescents: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) Cycle 3, 2015-2017. J Environ Health Sci. 2021; 47(1): 87-100. DOI |
33 | Park JH, Lee CK, Kim SY, Suh C, Kim KH, Kim JH, et al. Decline in non-smoking workers' urine cotinine levels after increased smoking regulation in Korea. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2015; 27(1): 17. DOI |
34 | Kim J, Lee K. Characterization of urinary cotinine in non-smoking residents in smoke-free homes in the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS). BMC Public Health. 2016; 16: 538. DOI |
35 | Moon SY, Kim TW, Kim YJ, Kim Y, Kim SY, Kang D. Public Facility Utility and Third-Hand Smoking exposure without first and second-hand smoking according to urinary cotinine level. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(5): 855. DOI |
36 | Son BC, Lee CK, Suh CH, Kim KH, Kim JH, Jeong SU, et al. Blood lead concentration and exposure related factors in Korea from the National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) II (2012-2014). J Occup Environ Hyg. 2019;16(12): 763-774. DOI |
37 | Lee TW, Kim DH, Ryu JY. The effects of exposure to lead, cadmium and mercury on follicle-stimulating hormone levels in men and postmenopausal women: data from the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2019; 31: e21. DOI |
38 | Nam YJ, Kim SH. Association of Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Diabetes in Korean Adults: Data from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey Cycle 2 (2012-2014). Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2020; 13: 3993-4003. DOI |
39 | Kim SW, Jung SW, Lee JG, Joo JH, Lee JH, Lee KJ. The exposure level of environmental harmful substances related to the secondhand smoke in Korean non-smoker adults: data from the second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS 2012-2014): a cross-sectional study. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2019; 31(6): e30. DOI |
40 | Lee S, Shin M, Hong YC, Kim JH. Temporal variability of blood lead, mercury, and cadmium levels in elderly panel study (2008-2014). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017; 220(2 Pt B): 407-414. DOI |
41 | Kim J, Shim IK, Won SR, Ryu J, Lee J, Chung HM. Characterization of Urinary Cotinine Concentrations Among Non-smoking Adults in Smoking and Smoke-free Homes in the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) Cycle 3 (2015-2017). BMC Public Health (in review). 2021. |
42 | Kim SA, Kwon Y, Kim S, Joung H. Assessment of Dietary Mercury Intake and Blood Mercury Levels in the Korean Population: Results from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey 2012-2014. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016; 13(9): 877. DOI |
43 | Cho CM. Levels of Heavy Metal Exposure Depending on the Lifestyles and Dietary Habits in Youth. J Korean Soc Living Environ Sys. 2017; 24(4): 508-516. DOI |
44 | Koh DH, Park JH, Lee SG, Kim HC, Choi S, Jung H, et al. Comparison of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure across occupations using urinary metabolite 1-hydroxypyrene. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020; 64(4): 445-454. DOI |
45 | Joo Y, Kwon YM, Kim SY, Choi K, Lee C, Yu SD, et al. A Study on Heavy Metals Exposure and Major Sociodemographic Influence Factors among Korean Adults-Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2009-2017). J Environ Health Sci. 2019; 45(5): 541-55. DOI |
46 | Choi W, Ahn R, Kim JH. Influential Factors on Blood Pb and Hg Concentrations in Koreans over 50 Years Old: Data Analysis of the 1 st (2009-2011) and 2 nd (2012-2014) KoNEHS. Toxicol Environ Health Sci. 2019; 11(4): 295-304. DOI |
47 | Park C, Hwang M, Kim H, Ryu S, Lee K, Choi K, et al. Early snapshot on exposure to environmental chemicals among Korean adults-results of the first Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2009-2011). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2016; 219(4-5): 398-404. DOI |
48 | Park C, Yu SD. Status and Prospects of the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS). J Environ Health Sci. 2014; 40(1): 1-9. DOI |
49 | Lee G, Kim S, Park H, Lee J, Lee JP, Kho Y, et al. Variability of urinary creatinine, specific gravity, and osmolality over the course of pregnancy: Implications in exposure assessment among pregnant women. Environ Res. 2020:110473. |
50 | Park HG, Ha NY, Kim DH, Kim JH, Lee CK, Kim K, et al. Relationship between residence characteristics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in housewives: second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). Ann Occup Environ Med. 2018; 30(1): 23. DOI |
51 | Kwon YM, Joo Y, Park CH, Kim SY, Choi K, Lee C, et al. Exposure Levels and Influence Factors of PAHs and Benzene Metabolites in the Urine of the General Korean Adult Population-Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2009-2017). J Environ Health Sci. 2019; 45(5): 529-540. DOI |
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53 | Choi W, Kim S, Baek YW, Choi K, Lee K, Kim S, et al. Exposure to environmental chemicals among Korean adults-updates from the second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017; 220(2 Pt A): 29-35. DOI |
54 | Jeon HL, Hong S, Joo Y, Kwon YM, Jung SK, Lee C, et al. Urinary Exposure Levels of Cotinine and Influence Factors among Non-smokers in Korean Adults-Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2009-2017). J Environ Health Sci. 2020; 46(2): 214-223. |
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56 | Lee TW, Kim DH, Ryu JY. Association between urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hypertension in the Korean population: data from the Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012-2014). Sci Rep. 2020; 10(1): 17142. DOI |
57 | Park O, Park JT, Chi Y, Kwak K. Association of phthalates and early menarche in Korean adolescent girls from Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015-2017. Ann Occup Environ Med. 2021; 33: e4 DOI |
58 | Park JH, Lee CK, Kim KH, Son BC, Kim JH, Suh CH, et al. Decrease in the urine cotinine concentrations of Korean non-smokers between 2009 and 2011 following implementation of stricter smoking regulations. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2016; 219(1): 123-128. DOI |
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