TY - JOUR ID - 15418 TI - Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia: An Overview of Meta-Analysis JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Ghahremani, Sara AU - Shiroudbakhshi, Khatereh AU - Salimi Kordasiabi, Amir Hossein AU - FiroozBakht, Mohammad AU - Hosseinzadegan, Mohsen AU - Ashrafinia, Farzane AU - Rahafard, Sara AD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Pediatrician, Assistant Professor, Ramsar Campus, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Ramsar, Iran. AD - MD, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. AD - Student Research Committee, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran. AD - Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran. AD - Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. AD - Pediatric Specialist, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 8 IS - 5 SP - 11361 EP - 11365 KW - Children KW - Exposure KW - Magnetic KW - Leukemia DO - 10.22038/ijp.2020.47472.3851 N2 - Background: Leukemia is the most common cancer in children. We aimed to evaluate the association between exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia. Materials and Methods: In this overview,the relevant articles evaluating the association between exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia are screened on the electronic databases of Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Medline until February 10, 2019. Results: The first meta-analysis showed a statistical association between the magnetic field intensity of ≥0.4 μT and ≥0.2 μT and childhood leukemia. The second meta-analysis based on wiring configuration codes resulted in a pooled relative risk estimate of 1.46 (95% CI=1.05-2.04 μT, P=0.024) and 1.59 (95% CI=1.14-2.22 μT, P=0.006) for exposure to 24-h measurements of magnetic fields, indicating a potential effect of residential magnetic field exposure on childhood leukemia. In the third meta-analysis, the odds ratios of exposure categories of 0.1-0.2 μT, 0.2-0.3 μT, and ≥0.3 μT over Conclusion: Three meta-analyses showed a statistical association between magnetic field intensity and childhood leukemia (ranged 0.1-2.36 μT). The results of one study also showed that there was no relationship between exposure to ≥ 0.1 μT and childhood leukemia. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_15418.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_15418_e0ecb494136c2fd102fb530c1a165b94.pdf ER -