Associations between Cognitive Function, Blood Lead Concentration, and Nutrition among Children in the Central Philippines - 07/03/14
Reprint requests: John W. Peabody, MD, PhD, Institute for Global Health, 50 Beale St, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94105.Résumé |
Objective |
Because little is known about its effects on cognitive function among children in less-developed countries, we determined the impact of lead exposure from other nutritional determinants of cognitive ability.
Study design |
Data were from a cross-sectional population-based stratified random sample of 877 children (age 6 months-5 years) participating in the Quality Improvement Demonstration Study we are conducting in the Philippines. With data from validated psychometric instruments, venous blood samples, and comprehensive survey instruments, we developed multi-stage models to account for endogenous determinants of blood lead levels (BLLs) and exogenous confounders of the association between BLLs and cognitive function.
Results |
A 1 μg/dL increase in BLL was associated with a 3.32 point decline in cognitive functioning in children aged 6 months to 3 years and a 2.47 point decline in children aged 3 to 5 years olds. BLL was inversely associated with hemoglobin and folate levels. Higher folate levels mitigated the negative association between BLL and cognitive function.
Conclusions |
These population-based data suggest greater lead toxicity on cognitive function than previously reported. Our findings also suggest that folate and iron deficient children are more susceptible to the negative cognitive effects of lead. Folate supplementation may offer some protective effects against lead exposure.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : BLL, BSID-II, FDA, HOME, MDI, NHANES, NIH, PDI, PIQ, PP, QIDS, VIQ, WPPSI-III
Plan
| Supported by the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development of the United States National Institutes of Health and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. The work of Dr Riddell was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (M01 RR000334). |
Vol 152 - N° 2
P. 237 - février 2008 Retour au numéro
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