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AX6-193<br />

Table AX6-7.3 (cont’d). Key Studies <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lead</strong> Exposure and Cancer in the General Population<br />

Reference, Study<br />

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

United States<br />

Lustberg and<br />

Silbergeld (2002)<br />

(same cohort as Jemal<br />

et al., 2002 except <strong>for</strong><br />

inclusion criteria)<br />

U.S.<br />

1976-1992.<br />

Cohort design.<br />

4,190 U.S. participants from the 1976-<br />

1980 NHANES <strong>II</strong> health and nutrition<br />

survey who had blood Pb measured at<br />

entry and whose levels fell below<br />

30 µg/dL.<br />

Mortality was followed through 1992<br />

via NDI and SSADMF.<br />

RRs were calculated <strong>for</strong> the various<br />

exposure groups compared to survey<br />

participants with the lowest exposure,<br />

adjusted <strong>for</strong> age, smoking and other<br />

factors.<br />

Blood Pb (µg/dL) measured by<br />

atomic absorption was used to<br />

classify subjects into exposure<br />

groups:<br />

Low:

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