Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Exposure to radiation has health impacts that extend to a long time and may deteriorate the biological functions of various organs. The objectives of the present study were to determine the levels of lead (Pb+2) and thyroid function test among study participants. A total of 100 subjects were selected of whom 50 subjects were workers in Radiology Department at King Abdulla University hospitals and 50 control subjects. A blood sample was with drawn from each participant to assess the levels of lead (Pb+2), T3, T4 and TSH. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics to determine frequencies and percentages, means and standard deviations to present study variables. The differences in means were examined using independent t-test while Pearson correlation was used to test the correlation of study variables. Significance was considered at p = 0.05. Study findings showed that the mean lead (Pb+2) in persons who were exposed to medical radiation was 7.89±3.73 μg/dL and this was significantly (p = 0.000) lower than that of control subjects (11.9±2.58 μg/dL). No significant variations in the difference of means for T3 and TSH were observed in study groups. A significant difference in means was observed for T4 (p = 0.025). A significantly negative correlation was observed between the lead level of study subjects and control subjects (p = 0.000). Other significantly positive correlations were observed between lead (Pb+2) of patients and TSH-patients (p = 0.008), T3 of patients and TSH of patients (0.033), T4 of patients and TSH of patients (p = 0.000). Taken together, our data demonstrated for the first time that exposure to radiation decreases the levels of blood lead and impacts thyroid function tests.
How to cite this article:
Khaled Z. Alawneh, Liqaa A. Raffee, Haytham A. Al Ewaidat and Ahed J. Alkhatib. The Impact of Exposure to Medical Radiation on Lead (Pb+2) and
Thyroid Function Test.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjmsci.2018.31.34
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/rjmsci.2018.31.34