Seoul National University · Medicine
Professor Kyoung-Bok Min's research lab focuses on environmental health and toxicology, with a primary emphasis on the impacts of trace metals (such as lead and cadmium) and air pollutants on human health. The lab investigates the associations between environmental exposures and reproductive health, cardiovascular function, liver enzyme levels, bone mineral density, and quality of life in aging populations. Using large-scale national survey data, the lab employs epidemiological and biostatistical approaches to identify biomarkers and risk factors linked to chronic disease outcomes.
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Lead and cadmium are known to be potential female reproductive toxins. However, studies on the relationship between these metals and infertility are limited. This study examines the association between self-reported infertility and blood lead and cadmium levels in US women by comparing metal levels in infertile and pregnant women. Data on blood lead, blood cadmium, and infertility from women aged 20-39 years who participated in the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examinatio
Decreased cardiac autonomic tone was strongly associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, and HRV measurement could become an indispensable part of evaluating one's risk of cardiovascular disease, though we currently do not have sufficient information to identify the cutoff values for the HRV indices.
An association between exposure to air pollution and liver enzymes in certain areas or older people has been reported in the literature; however, it cannot be generalized to the general population. We investigated the association between air pollution, liver enzyme levels, and alcohol consumption using nationwide data of South Korean adults. Air pollutants included particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 µm (PM<sub>10</sub>), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and carbon m
Urinary phthalate metabolites were associated with low BMD and high osteoporosis risk in postmenopausal women. Our findings suggest that background phthalate exposure may unfavorably affect bone homeostasis and BMD in humans.
we found that impaired HRQoL was significantly associated with the number and type of stroke deficits in older adults with a history of stroke.
Our findings suggest that blood lead and cadmium levels may be associated with balance and vestibular dysfunction in a general sample of U.S. adults.
Our cross-sectional study showed that lower sodium levels were associated with cognitive change, especially regarding memory and executive function.
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