RT Journal Article
T1 Residence in an Area with Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals and Neurobehavioral Performance in Children 9–11 Years Old: An Explorative Study
A1 Capelo Álvarez, Rocío
A1 Rohlman, Diane S.
A1 Jara Biedma, Rocío
A1 García Barrera, Tamara
A1 Viñas, Jesús
A1 Lorca Marín, José Andrés
A1 Contreras Llanes, Manuel
A1 Alguacil Ojeda, Juan
AB We explored the association between residence in an area polluted with metals and neurobehavioral performance in children aged 9 to 11. A cross-sectional study was conducted with thirtyboys and thirty girls aged 9 to 11 from public schools in a heavily industrialized area, matched byage (±4 months) and gender with 15 boys and 15 girls from public schools in cities without relevantindustrial activity. Neurobehavioral performance was assessed with the Behavioral Assessmentand Research System. Linear regression models were used, adjusting for age, sex, social class andmultimedia activities to predict each of the neurobehavioral outcome variables. No differences inneurobehavioral performance were found when all children with residence in areas with environmental exposure to metals were classified as exposed and the children from the other provinces asunexposed. However, when we compared children living <1 km from an industrial area with respectto those living more than 1 km away, significant differences were found. Children living <1 km awayhad lower scores on Finger Tapping (p = 0.03), Symbol-Digit (p = 0.07) and Continuous Performance(p = 0.02) than those living farther away. Our results support the hypothesis that residing close toan area with industrial activity (<1 km) is associated with deficits in neurobehavioral performanceamong children aged 9 to 11
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20886
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20886
LA eng
NO Capelo, R., Rohlman, D. S., Jara, R., García, T., Viñas, J., Lorca, J. A., Contreras Llanes, M., & Alguacil, J. (2022). Residence in an Area with Environmental Exposure to Heavy Metals and Neurobehavioral Performance in Children 9–11 Years Old: An Explorative Study. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 19, Issue 8, p. 4732). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084732
NO : We acknowledge the following schools that helped us with the recruitment ofchildren: CEIP Virgen del Pilar (Huelva), CEIP Prácticas (Huelva), CEIP Virgen de Montemayor(Moguer, Huelva), CEIP Valdelamusa-San Telmo, CEIP Virgen de Andévalo (El Cerro), CEIP LuisCernuda (Castilleja de la Cuesta, Seville), CEIP Juan XXIII (Castilleja de la Cuesta, Seville) andCEIP Nuestro Padre Jesús (Jabalquinto, Jaen). We would also like to thank Consejería de Educación(Delegación Provincial de Huelva and Delegación Provincial de Jaén) and Consejería de Salud(Delegación Provincial de Huelva) for their support for this study, and to W. Kent Anger for hisscientific feedback
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026