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Reproductive Outcomes in Wives of Lead Exposed Workers.

PB85220879

Publication Date	1984
Personal Author	Selevan, S. G.; Hornung, R.; Kissling, G. E.; Cottrill, C.; Leffingwell, S. G.
Page Count	48
Abstract	A survey of reproductive outcomes in wives of workers exposed to lead was conducted. The cohort consisted of the current wives of 376 married male employees of a lead battery (SIC-3691) manufacturer. Pregnancy data was obtained through interviews. Work histories and blood lead concentrations were obtained from company records. Lead exposures were classified as low (25 to 40 micrograms lead per deciliter (microg/dl) of blood), medium (41 to 60microg/dl), high (60microg/dl) or unexposed (less than 25microg/dl). Odds ratios (OR) of fetal loss risk were calculated from the pattern of fetal loss. OR values (adjusted only for maternal age and prior fetal loss) were: 1.5 for the low exposure group, 1.1 for medium exposure, and 0.9 for high exposure. When separated into females who smoked or did not smoke during pregnancy, the OR values were: low exposure nonsmokers, 0.64 and smokers, 6.82; medium exposure nonsmokers, 0.75 and smokers, 1.92; and high exposure nonsmokers, 0.46 and smokers, 2.29.
Keywords	Lead(Metal) Toxicology Reproduction(Biology) Pregnancy Females Fertilizer industry Heavy metals Occupational safety and health SIC-3691
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198522

Reproductive Outcomes in Wives of Lead Exposed Workers.

Reproductive Outcomes in Wives of Lead Exposed Workers.
PB85220879

Publication Date	1984
Personal Author	Selevan, S. G.; Hornung, R.; Kissling, G. E.; Cottrill, C.; Leffingwell, S. G.
Page Count	48
Abstract	A survey of reproductive outcomes in wives of workers exposed to lead was conducted. The cohort consisted of the current wives of 376 married male employees of a lead battery (SIC-3691) manufacturer. Pregnancy data was obtained through interviews. Work histories and blood lead concentrations were obtained from company records. Lead exposures were classified as low (25 to 40 micrograms lead per deciliter (microg/dl) of blood), medium (41 to 60microg/dl), high (60microg/dl) or unexposed (less than 25microg/dl). Odds ratios (OR) of fetal loss risk were calculated from the pattern of fetal loss. OR values (adjusted only for maternal age and prior fetal loss) were: 1.5 for the low exposure group, 1.1 for medium exposure, and 0.9 for high exposure. When separated into females who smoked or did not smoke during pregnancy, the OR values were: low exposure nonsmokers, 0.64 and smokers, 6.82; medium exposure nonsmokers, 0.75 and smokers, 1.92; and high exposure nonsmokers, 0.46 and smokers, 2.29.
Keywords	Lead(Metal) Toxicology Reproduction(Biology) Pregnancy Females Fertilizer industry Heavy metals Occupational safety and health SIC-3691
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198522