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AX6-212<br />

Table AX6-8.2 (cont’d). Effects <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lead</strong> on Immune Function in Adults<br />

Reference, Study<br />

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

United States (cont’d)<br />

Fischbein et al. (1993)<br />

New York<br />

NR<br />

Europe<br />

Bergeret et al. (1990)<br />

France<br />

NR<br />

Design: cross-sectional cohort<br />

Subjects: adult firearms instructors (n = 51),<br />

mean age 48 yr; age-matched reference<br />

subjects (n = 36).<br />

Outcome measures: lymphocyte phenotype<br />

abundance, lymphocyte proliferation (PHA,<br />

PWM, Staph. aureus)<br />

Analysis: comparison <strong>of</strong> outcome measures<br />

between reference and blood Pb categories;<br />

multivariate linear regression<br />

Design: cross-sectional cohort<br />

Subjects: adult battery smelting workers<br />

(n = 34), mean age 40 yr; reference subjects<br />

(n = 34), matched <strong>for</strong> age, sex, ethnic origin,<br />

smoking and alcohol consumption habits,<br />

intake <strong>of</strong> antibiotics, and NSAIDs<br />

Outcome measures: PMN chemotaxis<br />

(FMLP); PMN phagocytosis (opsonized<br />

zymosan)<br />

Analysis: comparison <strong>of</strong> outcome measures<br />

between worker and reference groups<br />

Blood Pb (µg/dL) mean<br />

(SD)<br />

Pb high (∃25): 31.4 (4.3)<br />

Pb low (

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