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dc.contributor.authorRahman, S.
dc.contributor.authorKippler, M.
dc.contributor.authorTofail, F.
dc.contributor.authorBölte, Sven
dc.contributor.authorHamadani, J.
dc.contributor.authorVahter, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-10T12:39:43Z
dc.date.available2017-12-10T12:39:43Z
dc.date.created2017-12-10T12:20:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationRahman, S. and Kippler, M. and Tofail, F. and Bölte, S. and Hamadani, J. and Vahter, M. 2017. Manganese in drinking water and cognitive abilities and behavior at 10 years of age: A prospective cohort study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125 (5).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59324
dc.identifier.doi10.1289/EHP631
dc.description.abstract

Background: Cross-sectional studies have indicated impaired neurodevelopment with elevated drinking water manganese concentrations (W-Mn), but potential susceptible exposure windows are unknown. Objectives: We prospectively evaluated the effects of W-Mn, from fetal life to school age, on children’s cognitive abilities and behavior. Methods: We assessed cognitive abilities and behavior in 1,265 ten-year-old children in rural Bangladesh using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), respectively. Manganese in drinking water used during pregnancy and by the children at 5 y and 10 y was measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Results: The median W-Mn was 0.20 mg/L (range 0.001-6.6) during pregnancy and 0.34mg/L ( < 0.001-8.7) at 10 y. In multivariable-adjusted linear regression analyses, restricted to children with low arsenic (As) exposure, none of the W-Mn exposures was associated with the children’s cognitive abilities. Stratifying by gender (p for interaction in general < 0.081) showed that prenatal W-Mn (3 mg/L) was positively associated with cognitive ability measures in girls but not in boys. W-Mn at all time points was associated with an increased risk of conduct problems, particularly in boys (range 24-43% per mg/L). At the same time, the prenatal W-Mn was associated with a decreased risk of emotional problems [odds ratio (OR)=0.39 (95% CI: 0.19, 0.82)] in boys. In girls, W-Mn was mainly associated with low prosocial scores [prenatal W-Mn: OR=1.48 (95% CI: 1.06, 1.88)] . Conclusions: Elevated prenatal W-Mn exposure was positively associated with cognitive function in girls, whereas boys appeared to be unaffected. Early life W-Mn exposure appeared to adversely affect children’s behavior.

dc.publisherUS Department of health Human Sciences National INST of Health Science
dc.titleManganese in drinking water and cognitive abilities and behavior at 10 years of age: A prospective cohort study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume125
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.issn0091-6765
dcterms.source.titleEnvironmental Health Perspectives
curtin.departmentSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
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