Panahandeh Gholamreza, Khoshdel Abolfazl, Heidarian Esfandiar, Amiri Masoud, Rahiminam Hadis
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari, Iran.
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari, Iran.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jul;11(7):SC01-SC04. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25370.10198. Epub 2017 Jul 1.
Lead is one of the toxic metals that can cause several complications in children.
This study was conducted to determine Blood Lead Levels (BLLs) in healthy children and its association with individual and environmental factors.
This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 262 healthy children aged 2-6 years in Shahrekord, Southwest Iran in 2013. After taking serum samples from the children, the checklists of effective environmental factors on lead toxicity were completed after interviewing the parents. BLLs were determined by ICP-MS. Data were analysed by descriptive and analytical statistics (chi-square and ANOVA) in SPSS 16.
BLLs ranged 0.4-52.8 (mean: 6.9±7.9) ng/ml. BLL was significantly associated with father's education level, house colour damage, canned food use and soil eating (p<0.05), but not with age, gender, economic status, proximity to factory and kohl use (p>0.05).
BLL can cause serious health risks for children in Shahrekord and is associated with certain risk factors. It is necessary to screen for these risk factors.
铅是一种有毒金属,可在儿童中引发多种并发症。
本研究旨在测定健康儿童的血铅水平(BLLs)及其与个体和环境因素的关联。
2013年,在伊朗西南部沙赫雷克德对262名2至6岁的健康儿童开展了这项描述性分析研究。采集儿童血清样本后,在与家长面谈后完成铅中毒相关有效环境因素清单。通过电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定血铅水平。数据在SPSS 16中采用描述性和分析性统计方法(卡方检验和方差分析)进行分析。
血铅水平范围为0.4 - 52.8(平均:6.9±7.9)纳克/毫升。血铅水平与父亲的教育程度、房屋颜色损坏、食用罐头食品和食土显著相关(p<0.05),但与年龄、性别、经济状况、工厂距离和使用眼影无关(p>0.05)。
血铅水平会给沙赫雷克德的儿童带来严重健康风险,并与某些风险因素相关。有必要筛查这些风险因素。