OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether children of lead-exposed construction workers had higher blood lead levels than neighborhood control children. METHODS: Twenty-nine construction workers were identified from the New Jersey Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) registry. Eighteen control families were referred by workers. Venous blood samples were collected from 50 children (31 exposed, 19 control subjects) under age 6. RESULTS: Twenty-six percent of workers children had blood lead levels at or over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action level of 0.48 mumol/L (10 micrograms/dL), compared with 5% of control children (unadjusted odds ratio = 6.1; 95% confidence interval = 0.9, 147.2). CONCLUSIONS: Children of construction workers may be at risk for excessive lead exposure. Health care providers should assess parental occupation as a possible pathway for lead exposure of young children.
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机译：目的：这项研究检查了铅建筑工人的孩子的血铅水平是否比邻里对照的孩子高。方法：从新泽西州成人血铅流行病学和监视（ABLES）注册表中识别出29名建筑工人。工人推荐了18个控制家庭。从6岁以下的50名儿童（31名暴露的，19名对照组）的静脉血样本中进行采集。结果：26％的工人儿童的血铅水平在疾病预防控制中心或以上的水平为0.48μmol/ L （10微克/分升），相比之下，对照组的儿童为5％（未调整优势比= 6.1； 95％置信区间= 0.9，147.2）。结论：建筑工人的孩子可能有过量铅暴露的危险。卫生保健提供者应评估父母的职业，作为幼儿接触铅的可能途径。
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