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Prenatal perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and child adiposity at 8 years of age: The HOME study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine relationships between prenatal perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure and adiposity in children born to women who lived downstream from a fluoropolymer manufacturing plant.

Methods

Data are from a prospective cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio (HOME Study). Perfluorooctanoic (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic (PFOS), perfluorononanoic (PFNA), and perfluorohexane sulfonic (PFHxS) acids were measured in prenatal serum samples. Differences were measured in body mass index z-scores (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat at 8 years of age (n = 204) and BMI between 2-8 years of age (n = 285) according to PFAS concentrations.

Results

Children born to women in the top two PFOA terciles had greater adiposity at 8 years than children in the 1st tercile. For example, waist circumference (cm) was higher among children in the 2nd (4.3; 95% CI: 1.7, 6.9) and 3rd tercile (2.2; 95% CI: -0.5, 4.9) compared to children in the 1st tercile. Children in the top two PFOA terciles also had greater BMI gains from 2 to 8 years compared to children in the 1st tercile (P < 0.05). PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS were not associated with adiposity.

Conclusions

In this cohort, higher prenatal serum PFOA concentrations were associated with greater adiposity at 8 years and a more rapid increase in BMI between 2-8 years.

SUBMITTER: Braun JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4688224 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prenatal perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and child adiposity at 8 years of age: The HOME study.

Braun Joseph M JM Chen Aimin A Romano Megan E ME Calafat Antonia M AM Webster Glenys M GM Yolton Kimberly K Lanphear Bruce P BP

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20151111 1

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine relationships between prenatal perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure and adiposity in children born to women who lived downstream from a fluoropolymer manufacturing plant.<h4>Methods</h4>Data are from a prospective cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio (HOME Study). Perfluorooctanoic (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic (PFOS), perfluorononanoic (PFNA), and perfluorohexane sulfonic (PFHxS) acids were measured in prenatal serum samples. Differences were measured in body mass inde ...[more]

PMID: 26554535

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Prenatal perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and child adiposity at 8 years of age: The HOME study.

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Prenatal perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and child adiposity at 8 years of age: The HOME study.

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