Correlación de protoporfirina zinc y plomo en sangre en trabajadores de fábricas de baterías, de Bogotá, Colombia

Translated title of the contribution: Correlation of zinc protoporphyrin with blood lead levels in car battery industry workers in Bogota, Colombia

Omayda Cárdenas-Bustamante, Marcela Eugenia Varona-Uribe, Sandra Marcela Núñez-Trujillo, Jaime Eduardo Ortiz-Varón, Germán E. Peña-Parra

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Abstract

Objective. To determine the usefulness of zinc protoporphyrin in blood (PPz) as an indicator of lead exposure in workers of the homemade car battery industry. Material and methods. A cross-sectional study was performed in 116 workers of the car battery industry in Bogotá, Colombia. Data on general, occupational, and health variables were collected by interview. Two categories of PPz values were established: Those below the cutoff value (70 µg/dL) and those above it. A linear regression analysis was performed to measure the correlation between logarithm values of PPz (>70 µg/dL) and lead in blood (PbB) (>38 µg/dL). Results. A semi-logarithmic correlation coefficient of r=0.54 was found, and statistically significant associations between high levels of PPz and direct exposure to lead were observed (OR:3.35, 95% IC 1.02-11.91; p:0.02); for workers who often use lead as a raw material (OR:7.80, 95% IC 2.96-21.03; phttp://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html
Translated title of the contributionCorrelation of zinc protoporphyrin with blood lead levels in car battery industry workers in Bogota, Colombia
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)203-210
JournalSalud Publica de Mexico
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2001

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