No difference in iron status between children with low and moderate lead exposure

J R Serwint; A I Damokosh; O G Berger; J J Chisolm Jr; E W Gunter; R L Jones; G G Rhoads; W Rogan

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70338-0

No difference in iron status between children with low and moderate lead exposure

J Pediatr. 1999 Jul;135(1):108-10. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70338-0.

Authors

J R Serwint¹, A I Damokosh, O G Berger, J J Chisolm Jr, E W Gunter, R L Jones, G G Rhoads, W Rogan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 10393615
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70338-0

Abstract

We compared the iron status between children 11 to 33 months old with confirmed blood lead levels of 20 to 44 microg/dL and demographically similar children with blood lead levels of <10 microg/dL. There were no differences. Laboratory investigation or empirical treatment for iron deficiency is not justified on the basis of moderately elevated blood lead levels alone.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / epidemiology
Black People
Child, Preschool
Deficiency Diseases / epidemiology
Environmental Exposure / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Infant
Iron Deficiencies*
Iron Metabolism Disorders / epidemiology*
Lead
Lead Poisoning / epidemiology*
Male
Prevalence
Statistics, Nonparametric
United States / epidemiology

Substances

Lead