Association between electronic device usage and sperm quality parameters in healthy men screened as potential sperm donors

Chen, Heng‐Gui; Wu, Ping; Sun, Bin; Chen, Jun-Xiang; Xiong, Chengliang; Meng, Tian-Qing; Huang, Xiao‐Ying; Su, Qing-Ling; Zhang, Huiliang; Wang, Yixin; Ye, Weimin; Pan, An

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120089

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“…In addition, our study showed that there were no significant association of the length of mobile phone use with new-onset CKD among mobile phone users. Consistently, Chen et al ( 31 ) found daily talking time on the cell phone was negatively associated with sperm concentration and total count; while there were no significant association between daily duration of having the cell phones on and sperm quality parameters. Our results further indicated that it is the calling time of mobile phones, rather than how long having mobile phones, that determined the impact of mobile phones use on new-onset CKD.…”

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“…A recent meta-analysis in human studies ( 34 ) also showed that increasing mobile phone use was associated with a higher risk of DNA damage. Due to the observed detrimental effects of calling time and RF-EMF radiation on a range of health outcomes in humans among the above studies ( 31 – 34 ), we speculate that RF-EMF radiation of mobile phones may also play a role in the development of CKD. Nevertheless, a previous cohort study in Denmark found that there were no significant associations between mobile phone use and tumor risks ( 35 – 38 ), except for a significant increase in the risk of smoking-related cancers in women and a significant decrease in the risks of smoking-related cancers in men ( 38 ).…”

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“…Of note, findings derived from animal experiments with rats receiving full-body high exposure to EMF may not be directly extrapolated to humans. However, Chen et al ( 31 ) and Zhang et al ( 32 ) reported that increasing daily calling time was significantly associated with decreased sperm concentration and total count, potentially due to increased oxidative stress and DNA fragmentation and apoptosis caused by RF-EMF radiation. Cho et al ( 33 ) found that mobile phone call duration was significantly associated with the severity of headaches.…”

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“…In other words, even if the participants used mobile phones for a long time, they may possibly not have an increased risk of developing CKD if they made or received calls for less than 30 min per week. In fact, many of the previous studies ( 31 – 33 ) that have found adverse health effects associated with mobile phone use were based on exposure to the calling duration. Notably, as an observational study, our study was just hypothesis generating and should be confirmed in more studies.…”

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Mobile Phone Use, Genetic Susceptibility and New-Onset Chronic Kidney Diseases

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Int J Public Health

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Objective: To examine the associations of mobile phone use and its use characteristics with new-onset CKD.Methods: 408,743 participants without prior CKD in the UK Biobank were included. The primary outcome was new-onset CKD.Results: During a median follow-up of 12.1 years, 10,797 (2.6%) participants occurred CKD. Compared with mobile phone non-users, a significantly higher risk of new-onset CKD was found in mobile phone users (HR = 1.07; 95% CI: 1.02–1.13). Moreover, among mobile phone users, compared with participants with weekly usage time of mobile phone making or receiving calls <30 min, a significantly higher risk of new-onset CKD was observed in those with usage time ≥30 min (HR = 1.12; 95% CI: 1.07–1.18). Moreover, participants with both high genetic risks of CKD and longer weekly usage time of mobile phones had the highest risk of CKD. Similar results were found using the propensity score matching methods. However, there were no significant associations of length of mobile phone use, and hands-free device/speakerphone use with new-onset CKD among mobile phone users.Conclusion: Mobile phone use was significantly associated with a higher risk of new-onset CKD, especially in those with longer weekly usage time of mobile phones making or receiving calls. Our findings and the underlying mechanisms should be further investigated.

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Mobile Phone Use, Genetic Susceptibility and New-Onset Chronic Kidney Diseases

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Zhang²,

Ye³

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Int J Public Health

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“… 8 Moreover, Chen et al . 32 reported that although there was no significant relationship between the daily duration of having the cell phones on with sperm quality parameters, daily talking time on the cell phone was negatively related to sperm concentration and total count, due to increased oxidative stress and DNA fragmentation and apoptosis caused by RF-EMF radiation. Zhang et al .…”

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Mobile phone calls, genetic susceptibility, and new-onset hypertension: results from 212 046 UK Biobank participants

Zhang

et al. 2023

European Heart Journal - Digital Health

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Aims The relationship between mobile phone use for making or receiving calls and hypertension risk remains uncertain. We aimed to examine the associations of mobile phone use for making or receiving calls and the use frequency with new-onset hypertension in the general population, using data from the UK Biobank. Methods and results A total of 212 046 participants without prior hypertension in the UK Biobank were included. Participants who have been using a mobile phone at least once per week to make or receive calls were defined as mobile phone users. The primary outcome was new-onset hypertension. During a median follow-up of 12.0 years, 13 984 participants developed new-onset hypertension. Compared with mobile phone non-users, a significantly higher risk of new-onset hypertension was found in mobile phone users [hazards ratio (HR), 1.07; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01–1.12]. Among mobile phone users, compared with those with a weekly usage time of mobile phones for making or receiving calls <5 mins, significantly higher risks of new-onset hypertension were found in participants with a weekly usage time of 30–59 mins (HR, 1.08; 95%CI: 1.01–1.16), 1–3 h (HR, 1.13; 95%CI: 1.06–1.22), 4–6 h (HR, 1.16; 95%CI: 1.04–1.29), and >6 h (HR, 1.25; 95%CI: 1.13–1.39) (P for trend <0.001). Moreover, participants with both high genetic risks of hypertension and longer weekly usage time of mobile phones making or receiving calls had the highest risk of new-onset hypertension. Conclusions Mobile phone use for making or receiving calls was significantly associated with a higher risk of new-onset hypertension, especially among high-frequency users.

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