A Prospective Study of Growth and Biomarkers of Exposure to Aflatoxin and Fumonisin during Early Childhood in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorShirima, Candida P.
dc.contributor.authorKimanya, Martin E.
dc.contributor.authorRoutledge, Michael N.
dc.contributor.authorSrey, Chou
dc.contributor.authorKinabo, Joyce L.
dc.contributor.authorHans‐Ulrich Humpf, Hans‐Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorWild, Christopher P.
dc.contributor.authorTu, Yu-Kang
dc.contributor.authorGong, Yun Yun
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T12:52:50Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T12:52:50Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Aflatoxin and fumonisin are toxic food contaminants. Knowledge about effects of their exposure and coexposure on child growth is inadequate. Objective: We investigated the association between child growth and aflatoxin and fumonisin exposure in Tanzania. Methods: A total of 166 children were recruited at 6–14 months of age and studied at recruitment, and at the 6th and 12th month following recruitment. Blood and urine samples were collected and analyzed for plasma aflatoxin–albumin adducts (AF-alb) using ELISA, and urinary fumonisin B1 (UFB1) using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, respectively. Anthropometric measurements were taken, and growth index z-scores were computed. Results: AF-alb geometric mean concentrations (95% CIs) were 4.7 (3.9, 5.6), 12.9 (9.9, 16.7), and 23.5 (19.9, 27.7) pg/mg albumin at recruitment, 6 months, and 12 months from recruitment, respectively. At these respective sampling times, geometric mean UFB1 concentrations (95% CI) were 313.9 (257.4, 382.9), 167.3 (135.4, 206.7), and 569.5 (464.5, 698.2) pg/mL urine, and the prevalence of stunted children was 44%, 55%, and 56%, respectively. UFB1 concentrations at recruitment were negatively associated with length-for-age z-scores (LAZ) at 6 months (p = 0.016) and at 12 months from recruitment (p = 0.014). The mean UFB1 of the three sampling times (at recruitment and at 6 and 12 months from recruitment) in each child was negatively associated with LAZ (p < 0.001) and length velocity (p = 0.004) at 12 months from recruitment. The negative association between AF-alb and child growth did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: Exposure to fumonisin alone or coexposure with aflatoxins may contribute to child growth impairment. Citation: Shirima CP, Kimanya ME, Routledge MN, Srey C, Kinabo JL, Humpf HU, Wild CP, Tu YK, Gong YY. 2015. A prospective study of growth and biomarkers of exposure to aflatoxin and fumonisin during early childhood in Tanzania. Environ Health Perspect 123:173–178;  http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408097en_US
dc.identifier.issn1476-069X
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3974
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC [Commercial Publisher]en_US
dc.subjectEarly childhooden_US
dc.subjectAflatoxinen_US
dc.subjectFumonisinen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleA Prospective Study of Growth and Biomarkers of Exposure to Aflatoxin and Fumonisin during Early Childhood in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1476-069Xen_US

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