title: Dietary and clastogenic factors in children who immigrated to Israel from regions contaminated by the Chernobyl accident.
abstract: The authors evaluated the possible association between dietary history and plasma clastogenic factors in children who immigrated to Israel between 1989 and 1993 from regions contaminated by the Chernobyl accident. The authors compared questionnaire data about demographic variables, dietary histories before and after immigration occurred, and health status with clastogenic factor scores for 162 immigrants. Logistic regression analysis revealed a negative association between clastogenic factor scores and frequency of consumption of fresh vegetables and fruit among children < or = 7 yr of age during the postimmigration period. Intake of eggs and fish by boys who were < or = 7 yr of age prior to immigration was associated positively with clastogenic factor scores. Consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits afforded protection to the immune systems of children who were < or = 7 yr of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Kordish@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kordysh
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Emerit
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merkin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quastel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolotin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009153:Mutagens / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014586:USSR / Q000208:ethnology; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D009153:Mutagens