| A Study on Mean Blood Lead and ZPP Levels of Children
around Cheonan-city,Chungcheongnam-do |
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Hyun Mi Kim1, Hae Kyung Lee1, Kyeong Bae Park1, Sang Chul Park1, Sang Man Shin1, Kyu Dong An1, Byoung Kuk Lee2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyung University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
2Department of Preventive Medicine and Public health, Soonchunhyung University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea |
| 충남 일부 지역 소아의 혈중 납 농도에 관한 연구 |
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김현미1, 이혜경1, 박경배1, 박상철1, 신상만1, 안규동1, 이병국2 |
1순천향대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실
2순천향대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: Recent years have witness a dramatic increase in public awareness of the health
risks associated with lead exposure-particularly concerning young children. The lead poisoning in
children was considered a rarity, usually resulting from unique circumstances such as in
appropriate use of lead-based body cosmetics or direct administration of lead-containing folk
medicine or contaminated atmosphere. The increasing concern about children with lower levels of
lead exposure has developed, but there are no data regarding the mean blood lead levels and the
incidence of lead poisoning in Korean children. So, this study was conducted to measure the
blood lead and ZPP(zinc protoporphyrin) levels of 125 children around Cheonan city.
Methods
: 125 children around Cheonan city (from 1 month to 15 year-old, 68 males and 57
females) were studied. We analyzed the mean blood Zinc Protoporphyrin(ZPP) and lead values
and excluded children with hematologic disorders in this study.
Results
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1) The mean blood lead level was 4.15 μg/dl (95% CI: 3.82-4.488) and the mean ZPP level
was 53.48 μg/dl (95% CI: 48.44-58.52). Both were within normal range.
2) The mean blood lead level of 68 males was 4.23 μg/dl and 4.06 μg/dl in 57 females. The
mean blood ZPP level was 49.88 μg/dl in males and 57.77 μg/dl in females. There was no
significant difference in males and females.
3) There was no siginificant correlation between blood lead and ZPP concentration.
Conclusion
: We concluded that the mean blood lead level of 125 children around Cheonan
city was 4.15 μg/dl. That was within normal range and the same values with United States.
It is important that there must be a national counter plan and that pediatricians continue to
pay attention to lead poisoning in children. |
| Key Words:
Blood lead level, Children |
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