Not exact matches
For those with the highest baseline uric acid levels — more than 7 milligrams per
deciliter — for example, the
decrease was as high as 1.3 milligrams per
deciliter.
This dramatic
decrease is in spite of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cutting its lead guideline in half, to 5 micrograms per
deciliter of blood, last October in response to mounting scientific evidence that low levels can harm children's developing brains.
The study, which appears in the Journal of Pediatrics, found a
decrease in Flint childhood blood lead levels, from 2.33 micrograms per
deciliter in 2006 to 1.15 micrograms per
deciliter in 2016 — a historic low for the city.