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Relationship between Blood Lead and Blood Pressure.

PB92205889

Publication Date	1992
Personal Author	Hertz-Picciotto, I.; Croft, J.
Page Count	44
Abstract	Epidemiologic studies on blood lead (7439921) and blood pressure in the general population and in occupationally exposed populations were reviewed. Six large population based surveys were conducted in Great Britain, Canada, Denmark, and the United States. In the population based studies, a small increase in blood pressure was associated with increases in blood lead. Increases in blood lead levels below 12 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dl) to levels higher than 25 microg/dl were consistently accompanied by blood pressure increases in the range of 1.2 to 4 mmHg diastolic blood pressure and 1.4 to 8 mmHg systolic blood pressure. Occupational groups which have been studied due to their exposure to lead at the workplace include those in lead smelting, steel cutting, scrap metal recovery, battery manufacturing, lead pigment and lead soldered stained glass work, car repair, and police work. Although the results of the studies on occupational cohorts were mixed, they suggested a small positive association between blood lead and blood pressure. Methodologies used in the studies were critiqued. The authors recommend factors for future study.
Keywords	Blood pressure Lead Occupational exposure Blood chemical analysis Cohort studies Metal industry Epidemiology Antihypertensive agents Longitudinal studies Atomic absorption spectrophotometry CAS 7439-92-1
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Epidemiology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Standards Development and Technology Transfer.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199220

Relationship between Blood Lead and Blood Pressure.

Relationship between Blood Lead and Blood Pressure.
PB92205889

Publication Date	1992
Personal Author	Hertz-Picciotto, I.; Croft, J.
Page Count	44
Abstract	Epidemiologic studies on blood lead (7439921) and blood pressure in the general population and in occupationally exposed populations were reviewed. Six large population based surveys were conducted in Great Britain, Canada, Denmark, and the United States. In the population based studies, a small increase in blood pressure was associated with increases in blood lead. Increases in blood lead levels below 12 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dl) to levels higher than 25 microg/dl were consistently accompanied by blood pressure increases in the range of 1.2 to 4 mmHg diastolic blood pressure and 1.4 to 8 mmHg systolic blood pressure. Occupational groups which have been studied due to their exposure to lead at the workplace include those in lead smelting, steel cutting, scrap metal recovery, battery manufacturing, lead pigment and lead soldered stained glass work, car repair, and police work. Although the results of the studies on occupational cohorts were mixed, they suggested a small positive association between blood lead and blood pressure. Methodologies used in the studies were critiqued. The authors recommend factors for future study.
Keywords	Blood pressure Lead Occupational exposure Blood chemical analysis Cohort studies Metal industry Epidemiology Antihypertensive agents Longitudinal studies Atomic absorption spectrophotometry CAS 7439-92-1
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Epidemiology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Standards Development and Technology Transfer.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199220