Seasonality and trend in blood lead levels of New York State children 英文参考文献.docVIP

BMC Pediatrics BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Seasonality and trend in blood lead levels of New York State children Valerie B Haley and Thomas O Talbot* Address: Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, 547 River Street, Troy, New York 12180, USA Email: Valerie B Haley - vbh03@health.state.ny.us; Thomas O Talbot* - tot01@health.state.ny.us * Corresponding author Published: 04 June 2004 Received: 18 February 2004 Accepted: 04 June 2004 BMC Pediatrics 2004, 4:8 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-4-8 This article is available from: /1471-2431/4/8 ? 2004 Haley and Talbot; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the articles original URL. Abstract Background: Environmental exposure to lead remains a significant health problem for children. The costs of lead exposure in children are estimated to be considerably more than other childhood diseases of environmental origin. While long-term trends in blood lead levels (BLLs) among children are declining, seasonal variation persists. Cross-sectional studies have found a peak in summer months. Part of this variation may be due to increased exposure to lead paint on window sills and through increased contact with soils containing lead during the summer. The current study represents the largest published population-based study on seasonality and trends in the BLLs of children to date. In addition, the results offer a comparison of recent data on seasonality of BLLs in New York State children, to studies conducted over the past three decades. Methods: 262,687 New York State children born between 1994 and 1997 were screened for blood lead within 2 weeks of their first or second birthdays. Time series analyses of blood lead data from these children were conducted to s