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2914563

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Concentrations of 28 metals were determined in hair samples from 199 children (age less than or equal to 12 years) and 322 adults (age 13-73) years. Levels of calcium, barium, magnesium zinc, and strontium all show a similar age-dependent increase up to about 12-14 years; levels of aluminum show a decrease with age. Relationships of elemental concentrations with age were examined by using correlation, linear regression, t tests, and discriminant analysis. Statistically significant differences in mean concentration values between children and adults were shown for these metals. Discriminant analysis gave about 95% accuracy in classifying a test data set into the categories of children and adults. A hypothesis suggested by the data is that there is an age-dependent excretion in hair of alkali metals during skeletal growth and development. The observed decrease in aluminum is largely unexplained at this time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0013-9351
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Age dependence of metals in hair in a selected U.S. population.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.