期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
卷 119, 期 10, 页码 1501-1506出版社
US DEPT HEALTH HUMAN SCIENCES PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1003397
关键词
Bangladesh; children; externalizing behavior; internalizing behavior; manganese; water
资金
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [P42 ES 10349, P30 ES 09089]
- Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health [5D43TW005724]
BACKGROUND: Evidence of neurological, cognitive, and neuropsychological effects of manganese (Mn) exposure from drinking water (WMn) in children has generated widespread public health concern. At elevated exposures, Mn has been associated with increased levels of externalizing behaviors, including irritability, aggression, and impulsivity. Little is known about potential effects at lower exposures, especially in children. Moreover, little is known regarding potential interactions between exposure to Mn and other metals, especially arsenic (As). OBJECTIVES: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 201 children to investigate associations of Mn and As in tube well water with classroom behavior among elementary school children, 8-11 years of age, in Araihazar, Bangladesh. METHODS: Data on exposures and behavioral outcomes were collected from the participants at the baseline of an ongoing longitudinal study of child intelligence. Study children were rated by their school teachers on externalizing and internalizing items of classroom behavior using the standardized Child Behavior Checklist-Teacher's Report Form (CBCL-TRF). RESULTS: Log-transformed WMn was positively and significantly associated with TRF internalizing [estimated beta = 0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.08-1.56; p = 0.03], TRF externalizing (estimated beta = 2.59; 95% CI, 0.81-4.37; p = 0.004), and TRF total scores (estimated beta = 3.35; 95% CI, 0.86-5.83; p = 0.008) in models that adjusted for log-transformed water arsenic (WAs) and sociodemographic covariates. We also observed a positive monotonic dose-response relationship between WMn and TRF externalizing and TRF total scores among the participants of the study. We did not find any significant associations between WAs and various scales of TRF scores. CONCLUSION: These observations reinforce the growing concern regarding the neurotoxicologic effects of WMn in children.
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