Stark A D, Quah R F, Meigs J W, Delouise E R
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1982 Jun;36(2):133-9. doi: 10.1136/jech.36.2.133.
From September 1974 to 28th February 1977 80% of the children in New Haven, Connecticut, aged from 1 month to 72 months were screened for blood lead concentrations. This report examines the relationship of several socioeconomic factors to blood lead concentrations. In addition, a set of hypotheses regarding the effect of environmental and social factors on blood level concentrations in racially defined groups was tested. Characteristics associated with increased blood lead concentrations were found to be those that tend to impair the ability of a family to provide the necessary care and supervision for the young child. The risk factors, however, produce different effects on the various race groups. The analyses support the belief that the elimination of childhood lead poisoning as a public health problem will require recognition of social-demographic and family operational factors that underlie the interactions of childhood behaviour and environmental lead potentially available to children.
从1974年9月至1977年2月28日，对康涅狄格州纽黑文市年龄在1个月至72个月的80%儿童进行了血铅浓度筛查。本报告探讨了几种社会经济因素与血铅浓度之间的关系。此外，还检验了一组关于环境和社会因素对不同种族群体血铅水平影响的假设。研究发现，与血铅浓度升高相关的特征往往会削弱家庭为幼儿提供必要照料和监督的能力。然而，这些风险因素对不同种族群体产生的影响有所不同。分析结果支持这样一种观点，即要消除儿童铅中毒这一公共卫生问题，就需要认识到社会人口统计学和家庭运作因素，这些因素构成了儿童行为与儿童可能接触到的环境铅之间相互作用的基础。
