Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate blood heavy metals toxicity for asthmatic children and their nutritional status. One hundred children suffering asthma attending the Al-Galaa Teaching Hospital during winter were enrolled in the study. Data was collected by personal interview with their mothers to fill a special questionnaire sheet (socioeconomic and clinical characteristics, anthropometric measurements and 24h dietary recall). Results showed most parents had (10–12 years) of education levels. The majority of fathers were smoking at the same room with their children. All children had high blood levels of lead (B-Pb) and cadmium (B-Cd). Most children were intake less than 50% of DRI from fiber, vitamins (A, D, B1 and B2) and minerals (K and Mg). There were a negative significant correlation between B-Pb and both Hb and animal protein (r = 0.312 and r = 278, P ˂0.05, respectively). There were a significant correlation between B-Cd and bilirubin (r = -0.381, P ˂0.05). Also, there were adverse significant correlation between plasma K and both urea and creatinine (P ˂0.01). It is concluded preventing heavy metals poisoning in early childhood is an essential component of strategy to improve the health success.
Highlights
Prolonged exposure to pollutants, especially those emitted by motor vehicles, is associated with high levels of hospitalizations for cardiorespiratory morbidities and can negatively affect children’s cognitive development [1]
Research conducted over the past century in particular, has produced unequivocal evidence of the harm caused by lead, especially in fetal stage and young children
Et al [6] reported that, a higher prevalence of medical diagnoses of asthma, rhinitis and associated symptoms were found among pupils in region, where there is heavy vehicle traffic and, a higher concentration of pollutants
Summary
Especially those emitted by motor vehicles, is associated with high levels of hospitalizations for cardiorespiratory morbidities and can negatively affect children’s cognitive development [1]. This situation is aggravated in winter due to the increase in thermal inversions which make it more difficult for primary air pollutants to disperse, provoking episodes of acute pollution. A pollutant is any substance in the environment, which causes objectionable effects, impairing the welfare of the environment, reducing the quality of life and may eventually cause death. Even with levels of air pollutants below that allowed by law, the prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and associated symptoms tended to be higher in the central region school, where there is heavy vehicular traffic
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