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| Title |
Decreased intelligence in children and exposure to fluoride and arsenic in drinking water
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| Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, November 2007
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-311x2007001600018 |
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| Authors |
Diana Rocha-Amador, Maria Elena Navarro, Leticia Carrizales, Raúl Morales, Jaqueline Calderón |
| Abstract |
Recent evidence suggests that fluoride (F) and arsenic (As) may adversely affect intelligence quotient (IQ) scores. We explore the association between exposure to F and As in drinking water and intelligence in children. Three rural communities in Mexico with contrasting levels of F and As in drinking water were studied: Moctezuma (F 0.8+/-1.4 mg/L; As 5.8+/-1.3 microg/L); Salitral (F 5.3+/-0.9 mg/L; As 169+/-0.9 microg/L) and 5 de Febrero (F 9.4+/-0.9 mg/L; As 194+/-1.3 microg/L). The final study sample consisted of 132 children from 6 to 10 years old. After controlling for confounders, an inverse association was observed between F in urine and Performance, Verbal, and Full IQ scores (beta values = -13, -15.6, -16.9, respectively). Similar results were observed for F in drinking water (beta values = -6.7, -11.2, -10.2, respectively) and As in drinking water (beta values= -4.30, -6.40, -6.15, respectively). The p-values for all cases were < 0.001. A significant association was observed between As in urine and Full IQ scores (beta = -5.72, p = 0.003). These data suggest that children exposed to either F or As have increased risks of reduced IQ scores. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 20% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 145 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 142 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 27 | 19% |
| Unknown | 36 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 19 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 12% |
| Psychology | 11 | 8% |
| Engineering | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 29 | 20% |
| Unknown | 41 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 176. 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 07 November 2022.
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