ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Is There a Relationship between Lead Exposure and Aggressive Behavior in Shooters?
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- Cross-sectional associations of self-reported firearm use with blood lead concentrations in a nationally representative cohort of US adults.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Developmental lead exposure and aggression in male rats: Influences of maternal care and environmental enrichment.Toxicology reports · 2025Article
- The influence of contemporary and emerging factors on blood lead concentrations among young males in conflict with the law: a case study from a middle-income country.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2024Article
- The association between lead exposure and crime: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Lead exposure in consumers of culled invasive alien mammals in El Palmar National Park, Argentina.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Lead Poisoning among Male Juveniles Due to Illegal Mining: A Case Series from South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- A study protocol to determine the association between lifetime lead exposure and violent criminal behaviour in young males in conflict with the law.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Blood Pressure and Oxidative Stress among U.S. Adults Exposed to Lead in Military Environments-A Preliminary Study.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
Lead exposure has been associated with psycho-neurological disorders. Elevated blood lead levels have been found in shooters. This study assesses the association between the blood lead levels of shooters and their levels of aggression. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Gauteng, South Africa. Participants were recruited from four randomly selected shooting ranges with three randomly selected archery ranges used as a comparison group. A total of 118 (87 shooters and 31 archers) participants were included in the analysis. Aggressiveness was measured using the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Shooters had significantly higher blood lead levels (BLL) compared to archers with 79.8% of shooters versus 22.6% of archers found to have a BLL ≥ 5 μg/dL (
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