Bener A, Almehdi A M, Alwash R, Al-Neamy F R
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Environ Int. 2001 Oct;27(4):311-4. doi: 10.1016/s0160-4120(01)00061-7.
The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of blood lead on the health of industrial workers in United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is a cross-sectional pilot survey of blood lead levels (BLL) of 100 industrial workers (exposed) and 100 non-industrial workers (nonexposed), matched for age, sex and nationality selected from Al-Ain, Abu-Dhabi Emirate. Industrial workers had significantly higher mean of BLL (77.5+/-42.8 microg/dl and median 80.9 microg/dl) than non-industrial workers (19.8+/-12.3 microg/dl and median 11.0 microg/dl). In the present study, reported symptoms among industrial workers were strongly associated with BLL nausea/vomiting, muscular symptoms, dizziness, fatigue, irritability, memory disturbances, insomnia and allergic conjuctivitis, rhinitis and dermatitis. Furthermore, the present study revealed that industrial workers had higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms for phlegm, shortness of breath and diagnosed asthma. In conclusion, this study determined that occurrence of certain symptoms might be associated with lead exposure among industrial workers.
本研究的目的是确定血铅对阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）产业工人健康的影响。这是一项横断面试点调查，对100名产业工人（暴露组）和100名非产业工人（非暴露组）的血铅水平（BLL）进行了检测，两组在年龄、性别和国籍方面进行了匹配，均选自阿布扎比酋长国艾因市。产业工人的血铅水平均值（77.5±42.8微克/分升，中位数80.9微克/分升）显著高于非产业工人（19.8±12.3微克/分升，中位数11.0微克/分升）。在本研究中，产业工人报告的症状与血铅水平密切相关，包括恶心/呕吐、肌肉症状、头晕、疲劳、易怒、记忆障碍、失眠以及过敏性结膜炎、鼻炎和皮炎。此外，本研究还表明，产业工人出现咳痰、呼吸急促和确诊哮喘等呼吸道症状的患病率更高。总之，本研究确定，产业工人中某些症状的出现可能与铅暴露有关。
