Serum Iron, Zinc and its relationship with Blood lead levels among lead exposed worker from lead battery plant.

2016-09-23T14-47-06Z
Source: Journal of Molecular Pathophysiology
Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Ravibabu Kalahasthi, Tapu Barman.
Objective: Present study was conceived to examine the relationship between blood lead level (BLL) and serum Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) in lead-exposed workers from lead Battery plant. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. Ninety seven male workers involved in the lead battery manufacturing plant were considered as study subjects. BLL, serum Zn and Fe were estimated using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Haematological parameters were determined by using an Fx-19E haematology analyser. The renal function tests - creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) determined by standard methods. The statistical analysis was performed on SPSS version 16. Results: The body mass index (BMI) of subjects was 25.8±3.0. The systolic blood Pressure (SBP) was 127.8±14.5 mm Hg while diastolic blood Pressure (DBP) was 77.8±10.8 mm Hg. The workers with >30 µg/dL BLL (Fe 1745 ± 723 µg/L) had significantly (P


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