Pyrethroid pesticide exposure and parental report of learning disability and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in U.S. children: NHANES 1999-2002.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of pyrethroid insecticides has increased dramatically over the past decade; however, data on their potential health effects, particularly on children, are limited.

Objective

We examined the cross-sectional association between postnatal pyrethroid exposure and parental report of learning disability (LD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children 6-15 years of age.

Methods

Using logistic regression, we estimated associations of urinary metabolites of pyrethroid insecticides with parent-reported LD, ADHD, and both LD and ADHD in 1,659-1,680 children participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002).

Results

The prevalence rates of parent-reported LD, ADHD, and both LD and ADHD were 12.7%, 10.0%, a

SUBMITTER: Quiros-Alcala L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4256700 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature