A Systematic Assessment of Blood Lead Level in Children and Associated Risk Factors in China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 616-619, 2015.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-264540
ABSTRACT
In this study, we searched multiple databases for all relevant original articles (1996-2013). To investigate blood lead levels (BLL) and possible risk factors for lead exposure among children in China A total of 388 articles met our inclusion criteria. The overall geometric mean (GM) BLL was 71 µg/L, and the prevalence of elevated BLL (EBLL, defined as BLL ⋝ 100 µg/L) was 18.48% among children. The prevalence of EBLL remained significantly higher among boys. In children less than 6 years of age, there were significantly increasing trends in both BLL and prevalence of EBLL in an age-dependent manner. The ban on leaded gasoline significantly reduced the BLL as well as EBLL prevalence; however, children whose parents had lower educational levels or were exposed to lead in the workplace had a higher EBLL prevalence. Despite its decline over time, the average BLL among children in China remains higher than the average level most recently reported in the United States. Childhood lead poisoning remains a public health problem in China.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Sang
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Chine
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Facteurs de risque
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Exposition environnementale
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Plomb
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Année:
2015
Type:
Article
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