| Titre : | Household water source and the risk of childhood brain tumours : results of the SEARCH International Brain Tumor Study. Commentary : Perinatal and paediatric epidemiology. (2004) |
| Auteurs : | Beth-A MUELLER ; N.W. CHOI ; Sylvaine Cordier ; Graziella FILIPPINI ; David FORMAN, disc. ; Elizabeth-A HOLLY ; Susan-Searles NIELSEN ; Raphael PERIS-BONET ; Susan PRESTON-MARTIN ; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Public Health Sciences Division. Seattle. WA. USA ; University of Washington. School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Epidemiology Department. Seattle. WA. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 33, n° 6, 2004) |
| Pagination : | 1209-1218 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Facteur risque ; Epidémiologie ; Eau consommation humaine ; Domicile ; Nitrate ; Carcinogène ; Environnement ; Enquête cas témoin ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; France ; Europe ; Israël ; Asie ; Canada ; Espagne ; Australie ; Océanie ; Italie ; Enfant ; Homme ; Système nerveux [pathologie] ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS Ugvo5R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : The period in utero is a time of increased vulnerability. Offspring of pregnant women exposed to carcinogenic substances in drinking water may be more likely to develop cancer. We examined whether household water source and the presence of nitrates or nitrites in residential water were associated with increased risks of childhood brain tumours (CBT). Methods : We used data from a multicentre, case-control study with maternal information on residential water source, and nitrate/nitrite levels of tap water measured by dipstick. Subjects included 836 CBT cases and 1485 controls from five countries. Results : The risks of CBT associated with reliance on well water (versus public water) during pregnancy varied widely, with significantly increased risks noted in two (of seven) regions and a decreased risk observed in one region. CBT risk did not increase with increasing nitrate levels. However, our results based on tap water tested in the pregnancy residences suggest the risk of astrocytoma may be associated with increasing levels of nitrite (odds ratio [OR]=4.3,95% CI : 1.4,12.6 for nitrite levels of 1-<5 mg/l nitrite ion ; OR=5.7,95% CI : 1.2,27.2 of nitrite>=5 mg/l). Conclusions : These results should be interpreted with caution because women's recollection of water sources may have contained inaccuracies, and nitrate and nitrite measurements, available for only a portion of subjects, were often obtained years after the pregnancies occurred. However, our results suggest a need for closer evaluation of well water content in some regions and the possibility that a nitrite-related water exposure may be associated with CBT. |
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