The role of drinking water sources, consumption of vegetables and seafood in relation to blood arsenic concentrations of Jamaican children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders

Arsenic is a toxic metal with harmful effects on human health, particularly on cognitive function. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are lifelong neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders manifesting in infancy or early childhood. We used data from 130 children between 2 and 8years (65 pairs of ASD...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Science of the total environment 2012-09, Vol.433, p.362-370
Hauptverfasser:	Rahbar, Mohammad H., Samms-Vaughan, Maureen, Ardjomand-Hessabi, Manouchehr, Loveland, Katherine A., Dickerson, Aisha S., Chen, Zhongxue, Bressler, Jan, Shakespeare-Pellington, Sydonnie, Grove, Megan L., Bloom, Kari, Wirth, Julie, Pearson, Deborah A., Boerwinkle, Eric
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arsenic Arsenic - blood Autism Spectrum Disorders Biological and medical sciences Carcinogenesis, carcinogens and anticarcinogens Case-Control Studies Chemical agents Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases Child Child clinical studies Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - blood Developmental disorders Drinking Water Humans Infantile autism Jamaica Medical sciences Metals and various inorganic compounds Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Seafood Toxicology Tumors Vegetables
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Zusammenfassung:	Arsenic is a toxic metal with harmful effects on human health, particularly on cognitive function. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are lifelong neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders manifesting in infancy or early childhood. We used data from 130 children between 2 and 8years (65 pairs of ASD cases with age- and sex-matched control), to compare the mean total blood arsenic concentrations in children with and without ASDs in Kingston, Jamaica. Based on univariable analysis, we observed a significant difference between ASD cases and controls (4.03μg/L for cases vs. 4.48μg/L for controls, P
ISSN:	0048-9697 1879-1026
DOI:	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.085