Abstract :
Introduction: A comparative study of calcium and phosphorus was conducted in high exposed and low exposed groups of lead battery workers to study the effect of lead exposure in these groups as there were very few systematic study reports available in the Indian scenario.
Materials and Method: Subjects were selected and classified as
Group A àcontrols;
Group Bà high risk exposure
Group Càlow risk exposure. They were evaluated for their blood lead level (BLL), zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), Hb, Calcium, Phosphorus, Blood pressure, Total Proteins and albumin. Selections of subjects were in accordance to the protocol developed.
Results: This study showed that there is statistical significance between high risk and low risk in BLL (p
Keyword :
Lead, BLL ZPP, Calcium, High risk group, Low risk group