Risk factors for elevated blood lead levels among children aged 6-36 months living in Greece

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1199-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kapitsinou ◽  
A. Soldatou ◽  
A. Tsitsika ◽  
L. Kossiva ◽  
Ch. Tsentidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Risk factors for elevated blood lead levels among African refugee children in New Hampshire, 2004

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel N. Plotinsky ◽  
Masja Straetemans ◽  
Lee-Yang Wong ◽  
Mary Jean Brown ◽  
Timothy Dignam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
African Refugee ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

A Case-Control Study to Determine Risk Factors for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children, Idaho

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred Maisonet ◽  
Frank J. Bove ◽  
Wendy E. Kaye
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Control Study

Objective: A pair-matched, case-control study was conducted to identify if risk factors or behaviors suspected to affect childhood blood lead levels, were more prevalent among children with elevated blood lead levels living in the vicinity of a defunct mining and smelting facility. Methods: Study individuals were recruited from the 1992 Silver Valley blood lead screening participants. The cases were children with a blood lead level >10 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL). The controls were children with a blood lead level <10 μg/dL, who were matched to cases by age and sex. Data on risk factors were obtained through personal interviews. Results: Of the variables examined, yard soil remediation showed the strongest association with changes in blood lead levels. This variable was found to be a protective factor for elevated blood lead levels in children (odds ratio, 0.28; confidence interval, 0.08–0.92). Conclusion: The results suggest that removal of lead contaminated soil from residential yards was effective in reducing blood lead levels in children.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Risk Factors Among Residents Younger Than 6 Years, Puerto Rico—2010

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. E22-E35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Dignam ◽  
Brenda Rivera García ◽  
Maridali De León ◽  
Gerald Curtis ◽  
Andreea A. Creanga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

scholarly journals Blood Lead Levels in children 2 through 59 months old in Bhutan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Phillip Erbele ◽  
Deki Pem ◽  
Phensum Tobgay ◽  
Sonam Pelden ◽  
Mongal S. Gurung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Introduction: Pediatric lead exposure has long-term health, public health, and economic consequences; however, it is an underrecognized problem in low and middle-income countries. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) (greater than or equal to 5mg/dL) and evaluate risk factors for EBLLs in infants and children in two cities in Bhutan. Methods: A cross-sectional study of children 2 through 59 months old was conducted in Thimphu and Phuentsholing, Bhutan during 2018. Blood was obtained by finger-stick and tested using a LeadCare II analyzer (Meridian Bioscience). Data were double entered in EpiData 3.1 and validated. Excel, Prism8, and STATA/IC 15.1 were used for analysis. Results: Among 531 participants, the prevalence of EBLLs was 43.88%. The prevalence of EBLLs in girls and boys was 37.40% (n=262) and 50.19% (n=269), respectively (p= 0.004). The prevalence in Thimphu was 52.35% (n=361), compared to 25.88% (n=170) in Phuentsholing (p less than 0.001). In Thimphu, 70.47% (n=149) of 1 - 4 year old children tested in spring had EBLLs, compared to 51.45% (n=138) in autumn (p=0.001). Of the risk factors assessed, only regularly eating with fingers or hands was significantly associated with EBLLs (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Nearly half of participants in two cities in Bhutan had elevated blood lead levels. Seasonal exposure to lead appears to be present. The high prevalence in this study is alarming. Further studies are urgently needed to both characterize the sources of lead and validate these findings on a larger scale.

scholarly journals Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Infants and Mothers in Benin and Potential Sources of Exposure

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Bodeau-Livinec ◽  
Philippe Glorennec ◽  
Michel Cot ◽  
Pierre Dumas ◽  
Séverine Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Lead Levels, Home Dust, and Proximity to Lead Smelters

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-603
Author(s):  
Philip J. Landrigan
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States ◽  
Outdoor Play ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Smelter ◽  
Soil Lead ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

The article by Kimbrough et al (Pediatrics. 1995;95:550-554) concerning a survey of blood lead levels among children residing near a closed, heavily contaminated lead smelter found that 78 of 490 preschoolers (16%) had blood lead levels at or above the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action level of 10 µg/dL. By contrast, the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among all preschool children in the United States is 8.9%.1 Kimbrough et al found that blood lead levels were positively correlated with home dust lead levels, soil lead levels, hours of outdoor play, and levels of lead in indoor paint.

Question Regarding Need for Treatment

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-622
Author(s):  
Arthur W. Kaemmer ◽  
Byron R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mass Screening ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Need For Treatment ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Dr. Greensher and his colleagues are to be congratulated for bringing to the readers' attention a most unusual source of lead poisoning. Inasmuch as many localities are initiating city-wide lead screening programs, it is obvious that pediatricians in this country will be seeing many children with abnormally elevated blood lead levels, and in many cases diligent efforts such as this will have to be undertaken to determine the exact source of the environmental lead. biggest problems with mass screening programs for lead poisoning are well outlined by Moriarty's article.2

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