Blood Lead Levels of 4-11-Year-Old Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban Children

Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to estimate arithmetic mean blood lead and percent with elevated blood lead [25 micrograms per deciliter (μg per dl) or greater] for 4-11-year-old Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban children. The sample size was 1,390 fo...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 1990-07, Vol.105 (4), p.388-393
Main Authors: Olivia Carter-Pokras, Pirkle, James, Chavez, Gilberto, Gunter, Elaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arithmetic mean
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Child
Child health
Child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Cuba - ethnology
Cuban Americans
Cubans in the United States
Female
Florida
Health
Health care statistics
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic children
Hispanics
Humans
Immunological methods for diagnosis and exploration
Immunopathology
Lead
Lead - blood
Lead poisoning
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mexican Americans
Mexico - ethnology
New York City
Poverty
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Puerto Rico - ethnology
Serological tests
Southwestern United States
Toxicity
United States
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Summary:Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to estimate arithmetic mean blood lead and percent with elevated blood lead [25 micrograms per deciliter (μg per dl) or greater] for 4-11-year-old Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban children. The sample size was 1,390 for Mexican American children, 397 for Puerto Rican children, and 114 for Cuban children. Puerto Rican children had the highest mean blood lead levels (11.5 μg per dl), followed by Mexican American children (10.4 μg per dl) and Cuban children (8.6 μg per dl, P
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877