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Immigration and risk of childhood lead poisoning: Findings from a case-control study of New York City children

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  • Tehranifar, P.
  • Leighton, J.
  • Auchincloss, A.H.
  • Faciano, A.
  • Alper, H.
  • Paykin, A.
  • Wu, S.

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Objectives. We investigated whether foreign birthplace and residence were associated with an increased risk of childhood lead poisoning. Methods. We conducted a matched case-control study among New York City children (mean age=3 years) tested for lead poisoning in 2002 (n=203 pairs). Children were matched on age, date of test, and residential area. Blood lead and housing data were supplemented by a telephone survey administered to parents or guardians. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship of lead poisoning status to foreign birthplace and time elapsed since most recent foreign residence after adjustment for housing and behavioral risk factors. Results. Both foreign birthplace and time since most recent foreign residence had strong adjusted associations with lead poisoning status, with children who had lived in a foreign country less than 6 months before their blood test showing a particularly elevated risk of lead poisoning relative to US-born children with no foreign residential history before their blood test (odds ratio [OR]=10.9; 95% confidence interval [CI]=3.3, 36.5). Conclusions. Our findings demonstrate an increased risk of lead poisoning among immigrant children.

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  • Tehranifar, P. & Leighton, J. & Auchincloss, A.H. & Faciano, A. & Alper, H. & Paykin, A. & Wu, S., 2008. "Immigration and risk of childhood lead poisoning: Findings from a case-control study of New York City children," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 98(1), pages 92-97.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2006.093229_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.093229
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    1. Deniz Yeter & Ellen C. Banks & Michael Aschner, 2020. "Disparity in Risk Factor Severity for Early Childhood Blood Lead among Predominantly African-American Black Children: The 1999 to 2010 US NHANES," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-26, February.
    2. Lucía Ruiz-Tudela & Maria Angeles Vázquez-López & Iciar García-Escobar & Jose Eugenio Cabrera-Sevilla & Sara Gómez-Bueno & Manuel Martín-Gonzalez & Francisco Javier Muñoz-Vico, 2021. "Blood Lead Level in a Paediatric Population of South-Eastern Spain and Associated Risk Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-11, February.

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