Gerard Ngueta1, Catherine Gonthier2, Patrick Levallois3. 1. Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Research Center of CHU of Quebec, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada. Electronic address: Gerard.Ngueta@crchuq.ulaval.ca. 2. Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Research Center of CHU of Quebec, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada. 3. Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Research Center of CHU of Quebec, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada; National Public Health Institute of Quebec, QC, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent of changes in mean BLLs from colder to warmer months, in children aged 1-5 years with different status of lead in colder months. METHODOLOGY: We performed a systematic review using an in-house algorithm developed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and CINHAL. Search was performed between November 2012 and July 2013, and data evaluation and extraction were subsequently conducted. The mean BLLs observed in the warmer months was divided by the one observed in the colder months to obtain the warmer-to-colder ratio (WCR). Study-specific WCRs were pooled using the fixed-effects method of Mantel-Haenszel to estimate the combined WCR. RESULTS: From 4040 papers initially identified, eight cohort studies were considered relevant for inclusion. The combined WCR was inversely related to the BLLs observed during colder months. The values were 1.25 (95% CI: 0.90-1.60), 1.06 (95% CI: 0.92-1.19), and 0.95 (95% CI: 0.51-1.39) for children showing baseline BLLs of <10μgdL(-1), 10-20μgdL(-1)and ≥20μgdL(-1), respectively. The combined WCR was influenced neither by children's age nor place/date of study. CONCLUSION: The extent of the summer increase in BLLs depends on the BLLs in the colder months.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent of changes in mean BLLs from colder to warmer months, in children aged 1-5 years with different status of lead in colder months. METHODOLOGY: We performed a systematic review using an in-house algorithm developed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and CINHAL. Search was performed between November 2012 and July 2013, and data evaluation and extraction were subsequently conducted. The mean BLLs observed in the warmer months was divided by the one observed in the colder months to obtain the warmer-to-colder ratio (WCR). Study-specific WCRs were pooled using the fixed-effects method of Mantel-Haenszel to estimate the combined WCR. RESULTS: From 4040 papers initially identified, eight cohort studies were considered relevant for inclusion. The combined WCR was inversely related to the BLLs observed during colder months. The values were 1.25 (95% CI: 0.90-1.60), 1.06 (95% CI: 0.92-1.19), and 0.95 (95% CI: 0.51-1.39) for children showing baseline BLLs of <10μgdL(-1), 10-20μgdL(-1)and ≥20μgdL(-1), respectively. The combined WCR was influenced neither by children's age nor place/date of study. CONCLUSION: The extent of the summer increase in BLLs depends on the BLLs in the colder months.
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