Surface dental enamel lead levels and antisocial behavior in Brazilian adolescents

dc.contributor.authorOlympio, Kelly P. K.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Pedro V.
dc.contributor.authorNaozuka, Juliana
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Maria R. A.
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Antonio Francisco [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGuenther, Wanda M. R.
dc.contributor.authorBechara, Etelvino J. H.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:26:03Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:26:03Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-01
dc.description.abstractLead poisoning has been reportedly linked to a high risk of learning disabilities, aggression and criminal offenses. To study the association between lead exposure and antisocial/delinquent behavior, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 173 Brazilian youths aged 14-18 and their parents (n=93), living in impoverished neighborhoods of Bauru-SP, with high criminality indices. Self-Reported Delinquency (SRD) and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) questionnaires were used to evaluate delinquent/antisocial behavior. Body lead burdens were evaluated in surface dental enamel acid microbiopsies. The dental enamel lead levels (DELL) were quantified by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) and phosphorus content was measured using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Logistic regression was used to identify associations between DELL and each scale defined by CBCL and SRD scores. Odd ratios adjusted for familial and social covariates, considering a group of youths exposed to high lead levels (>= 75 percentile), indicated that high DELL is associated with increased risk of exceeding the clinical score for somatic complaints, social problems, rule-breaking behavior and externalizing problems (Cl 95%). High DELL was not found to be associated with elevated SRD scores. In conclusion, our data support the hypothesis that high-level lead exposure can trigger antisocial behavior, which calls for public policies to prevent lead poisoning. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, Dept Saúde Ambiental, Fac Saúde Publ, BR-01246904 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Quim Fundamental, BR-05508900 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, Dept Epidemiol, Fac Saúde Publ, BR-01246904 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ, Fac Ciencias, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Bioquim, BR-05508900 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed São Paulo, Dept Ciencias Exatas & Terra, BR-09972270 Diadema, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ, Fac Ciencias, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 01/09641-1
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 06/56530-4
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 303049/2007-3
dc.format.extent273-279
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2009.12.003
dc.identifier.citationNeurotoxicology and Teratology. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd, v. 32, n. 2, p. 273-279, 2010.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ntt.2009.12.003
dc.identifier.issn0892-0362
dc.identifier.lattes9922726706308603
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/8331
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000276702500021
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofNeurotoxicology and Teratology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.811
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,987
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectLead poisoningen
dc.subjectDental enamel biopsyen
dc.subjectAntisocial behavioren
dc.subjectJuvenile delinquencyen
dc.subject5-Aminolevulinic aciden
dc.subjectOxidative stressen
dc.titleSurface dental enamel lead levels and antisocial behavior in Brazilian adolescentsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dcterms.rightsHolderPergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd
unesp.author.lattes9922726706308603[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-9526-2529[7]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3290-0893[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências, Baurupt
unesp.departmentEducação - FCpt

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