Children's Blood Lead Levels in New Haven: A Population-Based Demographic Profile

This report presents the geometric mean blood lead levels of an 80% cross-sectional sample of children aged 1-72 months in New Haven, Connecticut. Blood lead levels were related to age, sex and race. It was found that age and race were independently important sources of variation in blood lead level...

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Published in:Environmental health perspectives 1982-04, Vol.44, p.159-164
Main Authors: Quah, Ruth Fitch, Stark, Alice D., Meigs, J. Wister, DeLouise, Edward R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Blood
Child
Child health services
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Children
Connecticut
Environmental health
Ethnic Groups
Female
Geometric mean
Hispanics
Humans
Infant
Lead
Lead - blood
Lead poisoning
Male
Sex Factors
Standard deviation
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Summary:This report presents the geometric mean blood lead levels of an 80% cross-sectional sample of children aged 1-72 months in New Haven, Connecticut. Blood lead levels were related to age, sex and race. It was found that age and race were independently important sources of variation in blood lead levels. Sex of children in this age group was not related to differences in blood lead levels. The highest geometric mean blood lead levels occurred in children between 25 and 36 months of age. Black children had higher levels than white or Hispanic children.
ISSN:0091-6765
1552-9924
DOI:10.1289/ehp.8244159