Speakers
Mariana Luna
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilTitle: Correlation Between Gestational Variables And Cardiometabolic Risk In Adolescence Is Sex Dependent
Abstract:
This is a cross-sectional study with 49 adolescents, performed in an Adolescent Health Center in state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adolescent variables were collected in a scheduled visit, when sociodemographic (sex and age), clinical (diastolic and systolic blood pressure), anthropometric (weight, height, BMI and waist circumference [WC]), biochemical (glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c, triglycerides and leptin) and at birth (birth weight and gestational age) variables were evaluated. Gestational variables were collected through an interview performed with adolescents’ mothers, when pregestational weight and height, pregestational BMI, gestational weight gain (GWG) and type of delivery were registered. Nonparametric statistical analysis was performed for the general sample and divided by sex.
Biography:
Mariana Luna has done her post graduation at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Raafat Abdeldayem
Mansoura University, EgyptTitle: Lead Drinking Water Pollution and Feeding Infants
Abstract:
Lead enters drinking water by leaching from pipes and solder joints in household plumbing. Human activities can substantially increase lead release and dissemination into the environment. Aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of lead drinking water pollution on blood lead levels (BLLs) of infants fed either milk or artificial formula. This study was done on 90 drinking tap water samples and 90 blood samples taken from infants. All these samples were subjected for lead analysis by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer.Mean lead level in drinking groundwater showed higher level than in drinking surface water. An elevation of blood lead level of bottle feeders using groundwater was noticed higher compared with that of their counterparts using surface water. In addition, an elevation of blood lead level of breast feeders where mothers drink groundwater was noticed higher when compared with that of their counterparts born to mothers drinking surface water. There was a positive relationship between blood lead levels and drinking water lead levels. We concluded that bottle-feeding was a strong predictor of elevated blood lead levels among infants.
Biography:
Dr Raafat have completed his PhD from Mansoura University and postdoctoral Studies from Mansoura University Schools of Science and Medicine.