Jessica M Madrigal1, Rena R Jones2, Robert B Gunier3, Todd P Whitehead4, Peggy Reynolds5, Catherine Metayer4, Mary H Ward2. 1. Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. Electronic address: jessica.madrigal@nih.gov. 2. Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. 3. Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health (CERCH), University of California, School of Public Health, 1995 University Ave., Suite 265, Berkeley, CA, 94704, USA. 4. University of California, School of Public Health, 1995 University Ave., Suite 460, Berkeley, CA, 94704, USA. 5. University of California, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 550 16th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Self-reported residential use of pesticides has consistently been associated with increased risk of childhood leukemia. However, these studies were limited in their ability to identify specific insecticide active ingredients that were associated with risk. OBJECTIVE: We used household carpet dust measurements of 20 insecticides (two carbamate, 10 organophosphate, two organochlorine, and six pyrethroid) as indicators of exposure and evaluated associations with the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). METHODS: We conducted a population-based case-control study of 252 ALL cases diagnosed from 1999 to 2007 and 306 birth certificate controls from 35 counties in Central and Northern California. Carpet dust was collected at a second interview (2001-2007) for cases who had not moved since diagnosis (comparable reference date for controls) using a specialized vacuum cleaner in the room where the child spent most of their time or from the household vacuum. Insecticides were categorized as detected (yes/no), or as tertiles or quartiles of their distributions among controls. We calculated odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using unconditional logistic regression adjusting for demographic characteristics, interview year, and season of dust collection. RESULTS: Permethrin, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and carbaryl were the most frequently detected insecticide active ingredients. When we compared the highest quartile to the lowest or to non-detections, there was no association with ALL for permethrin (OR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.81; 95% CI 0.50-1.31), carbaryl (OR Q4 vs. non-detects = 0.61, 95% CI 0.34-1.08) or chlorpyrifos (OR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.60; 95% CI 0.36-1.00). The highest quartile of diazinon concentration was inversely associated with risk in the single pesticide model but without a monotonic exposure-response (p-trend = 0.14). After adjusting for other common insecticides, the OR was not significant (OR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.58; 95% CI 0.33-1.05). None of the other insecticides were associated with risk. CONCLUSION: Our results should be interpreted within the limitations of the case-control study design including the use of a single post-diagnosis dust sample and restriction to residentially stable participants, which may have resulted in selection bias. Although difficult to implement, additional studies with assessment of exposure to insecticide active and non-active ingredients are necessary to elucidate the role of these common exposures in childhood leukemia risk. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: Self-reported residential use of pesticides has consistently been associated with increased risk of childhood leukemia. However, these studies were limited in their ability to identify specific insecticide active ingredients that were associated with risk. OBJECTIVE: We used household carpet dust measurements of 20 insecticides (two carbamate, 10 organophosphate, two organochlorine, and six pyrethroid) as indicators of exposure and evaluated associations with the risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). METHODS: We conducted a population-based case-control study of 252 ALL cases diagnosed from 1999 to 2007 and 306 birth certificate controls from 35 counties in Central and Northern California. Carpet dust was collected at a second interview (2001-2007) for cases who had not moved since diagnosis (comparable reference date for controls) using a specialized vacuum cleaner in the room where the child spent most of their time or from the household vacuum. Insecticides were categorized as detected (yes/no), or as tertiles or quartiles of their distributions among controls. We calculated odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using unconditional logistic regression adjusting for demographic characteristics, interview year, and season of dust collection. RESULTS: Permethrin, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and carbaryl were the most frequently detected insecticide active ingredients. When we compared the highest quartile to the lowest or to non-detections, there was no association with ALL for permethrin (OR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.81; 95% CI 0.50-1.31), carbaryl (OR Q4 vs. non-detects = 0.61, 95% CI 0.34-1.08) or chlorpyrifos (OR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.60; 95% CI 0.36-1.00). The highest quartile of diazinon concentration was inversely associated with risk in the single pesticide model but without a monotonic exposure-response (p-trend = 0.14). After adjusting for other common insecticides, the OR was not significant (OR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.58; 95% CI 0.33-1.05). None of the other insecticides were associated with risk. CONCLUSION: Our results should be interpreted within the limitations of the case-control study design including the use of a single post-diagnosis dust sample and restriction to residentially stable participants, which may have resulted in selection bias. Although difficult to implement, additional studies with assessment of exposure to insecticide active and non-active ingredients are necessary to elucidate the role of these common exposures in childhood leukemia risk. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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