Assessment of the Blood Lead Level in Children with Unexplained Failure to Thrive (FTT) admitted to Pediatrics Emergency Ward of Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran | ||
| Journal of Pediatric Perspectives | ||
| مقاله 14، دوره 7، شماره 3 - شماره پیاپی 63، خرداد 2019، صفحه 9181-9187 اصل مقاله (309.95 K) | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/ijp.2018.36734.3200 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Simin Torabian1؛ Mohammad Ali Kiani* 1؛ Alizadeh Ghamsari Anahita2؛ Seyed Ali Jafari1؛ Masumeh Saeidi3؛ Ali Khakshour1؛ Seyed Javad Sayedi1؛ Hamidreza Kianifar1 | ||
| 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. | ||
| 2Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. | ||
| 3Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Background Lead is a strong and stable toxin, harmful especially to children, pregnant women, and the elderly. Nearly 27% of children aged under 5 years suffer from failure to thrive (FTT). Due to the probable harmful effects of lead poisoning on children’s growth, in this study we aimed to assess the blood lead level in children with unexplained failure to thrive. Methods This analytic cross-sectional study was performed on 200 children under 2 years of age who were referred to Ghaem hospital, a referral hospital in Mashhad city-Iran. The participants were divided into two equal groups, one with unexplained FTT (group A), and children with normal weight (group B). Baseline characteristics were obtained by a research-made questionnaire. Blood samples were taken by the hospital nurses who were blind to the study groups. Blood lead level was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometric method (Perkin Elmer 3030). Results The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of blood lead level in FTT group and control group were 7.3±3.32 µg/dL and 6.37±5.93 µg/dL, respectively. Blood lead level was significantly higher in FTT group than control group (P=0.001). Baseline Charactistics (such as hgender, parental educational level, gestational age, and socio-economic status of the family) were not significantly different between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion The results of our study revealed that blood lead level was higher in children with FTT. So Lead poisoning may be a potential cause of unexplained FTT. So, measuring blood lead level can be useful in diagnostic workup of patients with FTT. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Blood؛ Children؛ Failure to Thrive؛ Lead | ||
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