title: Haematological changes in fluorotic adults and children in fluoride endemic regions of Gaya district, Bihar, India.
abstract: Groundwater used for drinking and cooking was analysed for fluoride (F), and health surveys were conducted in Bodh Gaya, Amas and Bankebazaar blocks of the Gaya district, Bihar, India. Amas and Bankebazaar blocks were F endemic areas with mean F = 2.36 ± 0.23 mg/L (N = 27). Bodh Gaya was considered as control area with mean F = 0.59 ± 0.03 mg/L (N = 11). Health survey showed that more than 50 % of adults and more than 55 % of children had complaints of gastro-intestinal (GI) disturbances in the F endemic areas, while less than 20 % of adults and less than 10 % of children complained of GI problems in the control areas. Haematological analyses were conducted on age- and sex-matched fluorotic subjects (N = 93) of F endemic areas, and non-fluorotic subjects (N = 52) of control area showed lowered haemoglobin, haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration in the fluorotic subjects, suggesting the occurrence of anaemia in the fluorotic subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Patna Women's College, Patna, 800001, India, shahla_apex@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Shahla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasmin
authors.forename: Sumeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Souza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000737:chemistry; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D005459:Fluorides
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