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AX6-178<br />

Table AX6-6.3. <strong>Lead</strong> Exposure and Male Reproduction: Time to Pregnancy<br />

Reference and<br />

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

Europe<br />

J<strong>of</strong>fe et al. (2003)<br />

Belgium, England,<br />

Finland, Italy<br />

Apostoli et al. (2000)<br />

Italy<br />

Asclepios Project, large European<br />

collaborative cross-sectional study.<br />

1,108 men (638 occupationally exposed to<br />

Pb at the time <strong>of</strong> pregnancy) who have<br />

fathered a child.<br />

Italian men included in the Asclepios<br />

project. 251 exposed men and 45<br />

unexposed men with at least one completed<br />

pregnancy.<br />

Blood Pb:<br />

Belgium: mean 31.7 µg/dL<br />

England: mean 37.2 µg/dL<br />

Finland: mean 29.3 µg/dL<br />

Italy: mean 29.2 µg/dL<br />

Blood Pb distribution among exposed men:<br />

Percentage<br />

Blood Pb (µg/dL) <strong>of</strong> population<br />

0-19 14%<br />

20-29 40%<br />

30-39 32%<br />

∃40 14%<br />

Fecundity density<br />

Blood Pb (µg/dL) ratios (95% CI)<br />

control 1.00<br />

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