13.02.2013 Views

Air Quality Criteria for Lead Volume II of II - (NEPIS)(EPA) - US ...

Air Quality Criteria for Lead Volume II of II - (NEPIS)(EPA) - US ...

Air Quality Criteria for Lead Volume II of II - (NEPIS)(EPA) - US ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

AX6-160<br />

Table AX6-5.2 (cont’d). Effects <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lead</strong> on Cardiovascular Morbidity<br />

Reference, Study<br />

Location, and<br />

Period Study Description Pb Measurement Findings, Interpretation<br />

United States (cont’d)<br />

Navas-Acien<br />

(2004)<br />

U.S.-NHANES<br />

IV-Phase 1<br />

1999-2000<br />

Schwartz (1991)<br />

NHANES <strong>II</strong><br />

U.S.<br />

1976-1980<br />

2125 subjects (1070 males, 1055<br />

females), age 40->70 yrs were tested<br />

<strong>for</strong> peripheral arterial disease (PAD;<br />

n = 139) by taking the ratio <strong>of</strong> the<br />

ankle mean systolic blood pressure to<br />

the arm mean systolic blood pressure.<br />

Any subject with the ratio

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!