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| Title |
Relationships between blood lead concentrations, intelligence, and academic achievement of Saudi Arabian schoolgirls
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| Published in |
International Journal of Hygiene & Environmental Health, January 2001
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| DOI | 10.1078/1438-4639-00091 |
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| Authors |
Iman Al-Saleh, Michael Nester, Edward DeVol, Neptune Shinwari, Lina Munchari, Sulieman Al-Shahria |
| Abstract |
This cross-sectional study examined the association between blood lead levels and neuropsychological and behavioural problems of 533 schoolgirls (6-12 years of age) who attended public schools in Riyadh, Capital of Saudi Arabia. Regression models were used to determine the best predictors of Beery VMI Saudi-based standard scores, TONI Saudi-based scores and rank percentile. The mean blood lead level was 8.11 +/- 3.50 micrograms/dl in the range of 2.3 to 27.36 micrograms/dl. Significant negative associations were noted between blood lead levels and Beery VMI Saudi-based standard scores as well as rank percentile. Lead had no effect on TONI Saudi-based standard scores. Beery VMI Saudi-based standard scores, TONI Saudi-based standard scores and rank percentiles were inversely related to pupils with blood lead levels > 9 micrograms/dl. These findings attest an association between neuropsychological and behavioural impairment and lead exposure at blood lead levels in the range of 9.02 to 27.36 micrograms/dl. The results of this study should be seriously considered by public health authorities to give more attention to this pediatric health problem. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 17 | 31% |
| Jamaica | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 35 | 65% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 50 | 93% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 6% |
| Scientists | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 33 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 32 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 9% |
| Researcher | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 10 | 30% |
| Unknown | 4 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 30% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 9% |
| Psychology | 2 | 6% |
| Decision Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 21% |
| Unknown | 8 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 48. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 February 2020.
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