Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Adiposity in Early and Mid-Childhood

Few studies have examined whether prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is associated with childhood adiposity. We examined associations of prenatal exposure to PFASs with adiposity in early and mid-childhood. We measured plasma PFAS concentrations in 1,645 pregnant women (median, 9...

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Published in:	Environmental health perspectives Vol. 125; no. 3; pp. 467 - 473
Main Authors:	Mora, Ana María, Oken, Emily, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Webster, Thomas F., Gillman, Matthew W., Calafat, Antonia M., Ye, Xiaoyun, Sagiv, Sharon K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 01.03.2017
Subjects:	Adiposity - physiology Age Alkanesulfonic Acids Body composition Body fat Body mass index Caprylates Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Cohort analysis Creatinine Disease control Environmental Pollutants - blood Exposure Female Fluorocarbons - blood Food contamination & poisoning Gender differences Girls Health risk assessment Hemodynamics Humans Male Massachusetts Maternal Exposure - statistics & numerical data Medical laboratories Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Overweight Perfluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl substances Plasma Pregnancy Prenatal exposure Questionnaires Studies Sulfonates Womens health United States > US
ISSN:	0091-6765, 1552-9924, 1552-9924
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