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2. Gestational PBDE concentrations, persistent externalizing, and emerging internalizing behaviors in adolescents: The HOME study
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Cecil, Kim M., Xu, Yingying, Chen, Aimin, Khoury, Jane, Altaye, Mekibib, Braun, Joseph M., Sjodin, Andreas, Lanphear, Bruce P., Newman, Nicholas, Strawn, Jeffrey R., Vuong, Ann M., and Yolton, Kimberly
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3. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bone mineral content in early adolescence: Modification by diet and physical activity
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Buckley, Jessie P., Zhou, Junyi, Marquess, Katherine M., Lanphear, Bruce P., Cecil, Kim M., Chen, Aimin, Sears, Clara G., Xu, Yingying, Yolton, Kimberly, Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Braun, Joseph M., and Kuiper, Jordan R.
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4. Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with maternal metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in early-to-mid-pregnancy
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Cinzori, Maria E., Pacyga, Diana C., Rosas, Libeth, Whalen, Jason, Smith, Sabrina, Park, June-Soo, Geiger, Sarah D., Gardiner, Joseph C., Braun, Joseph M., Schantz, Susan L., and Strakovsky, Rita S.
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5. Antibiotic consumption in the first months of life: A cross-sectional study
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Mourino, Nerea, Varela-Lema, Leonor, Santiago-Pérez, María Isolina, Braun, Joseph M., Rey-Brandariz, Julia, Candal-Pedreira, Cristina, and Pérez-Ríos, Mónica
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6. Associations of urinary non-persistent endocrine disrupting chemical biomarkers with early-to-mid pregnancy plasma sex-steroid and thyroid hormones
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Ryva, Brad A., Pacyga, Diana C., Anderson, Kaitlyn Y., Calafat, Antonia M., Whalen, Jason, Aung, Max T., Gardiner, Joseph C., Braun, Joseph M., Schantz, Susan L., and Strakovsky, Rita S.
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7. Paternal and maternal preconception and maternal pregnancy urinary phthalate metabolite and BPA concentrations in relation to child behavior
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Leader, Jordana, Mínguez-Alarcón, Lidia, Williams, Paige L., Ford, Jennifer B., Dadd, Ramace, Chagnon, Olivia, Bellinger, David C., Oken, Emily, Calafat, Antonia M., Hauser, Russ, and Braun, Joseph M.
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8. Prenatal exposure to replacement flame retardants and organophosphate esters and childhood adverse respiratory outcomes
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Mendy, Angelico, Percy, Zana, Braun, Joseph M., Lanphear, Bruce, La Guardia, Mark J., Hale, Robert C., Yolton, Kimberly, and Chen, Aimin
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9. Invited Perspective: Long-Term Effects of Gestational PFAS Exposures on Adiposity--Time for Solutions
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Buckley, Jessie P. and Braun, Joseph M.
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Environmental issues ,Health - Abstract
Barker and colleagues' studies on the developmental origins of health and disease demonstrated that fetal undernutrition can lead to poor cardiovascular and metabolic health decades later. (1) Prenatal environmental exposures [...]
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10. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth: A Pooled Study of Sixteen U.S. Cohorts
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Welch, Barrett M., Kell, Alexander P., Buckley, Jessie P., Engel, Stephanie M., James-Todd, Tamarra, Zota, Ami R., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Barrett, Emily S., Bloom, Michael S., Bush, Nicole R., Cordero, Jose F., Dabelea, Dana, Eskenazi, Brenda, Lanphear, Bruce P., Padmanabhan, Vasantha, Sathyanarayana, Sheela, Swan, Shanna H., Aalborg, Jenny, Baird, Donna D., Binder, Alexandra M., Bradman, Asa, Braun, Joseph M., Calafat, Antonia M., Cantonwine, David E., Christenbury, Kate E., Factor-Litvak, Pam, Harley, Kim G., Hauser, Russ, Herbstman, Julie B., Hertz-Picciotto, Irva, Holland, Nina, Jukic, Anne Marie Z., McElrath, Thomas F., Meeker, John D., Messerlian, Carmen, Michels, Karin B., Newman, Roger B., Nguyen, Ruby H.N., O'Brien, Katie M., Rauh, Virginia A., Redmon, Bruce, Rich, David Q., Rosen, Emma M., Schmidt, Rebecca J., Sparks, Amy E., Starling, Anne P., Wang, Christina, Watkins, Deborah J., Weinberg, Clarice R., Weinberger, Barry, Wenzel, Abby G., Wilcox, Allen J., Yolton, Kimberly, Zhang, Yu, and Ferguson, Kelly K.
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United States. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences -- Analysis ,United States. Food and Drug Administration -- Analysis ,United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Analysis ,Pregnancy -- Research -- Analysis ,Metabolites -- Research -- Analysis ,Infants (Premature) -- Analysis -- Research ,Environmental issues ,Health - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Phthalate exposures are ubiquitous during pregnancy and may contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in preterm birth. OBJECTIVES: We investigated race and ethnicity in the relationship between biomarkers of phthalate exposure and preterm birth by examining: a) how hypothetical reductions in racial and ethnic disparities in phthalate metabolites might reduce the probability of preterm birth; and b) exposure-response models stratified by race and ethnicity. METHODS: We pooled individual-level data on 6,045 pregnancies from 16 U.S. cohorts. We investigated covariate- adjusted differences in nine urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations by race and ethnicity [non-Hispanic White (White, 43%), non-Hispanic Black (Black, 13%), Hispanic/Latina (38%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (3%)]. Using g-computation, we estimated changes in the probability of preterm birth under hypothetical interventions to eliminate disparities in levels of urinary phthalate metabolites by proportionally lowering average concentrations in Black and Hispanic/ Latina participants to be approximately equal to the averages in White participants. We also used race and ethnicity- stratified logistic regression to characterize associations between phthalate metabolites and preterm birth. RESULTS: In comparison with concentrations among White participants, adjusted mean phthalate metabolite concentrations were consistently higher among Black and Hispanic/Latina participants by 23%-148% and 4%-94%, respectively. Asian/Pacific Islander participants had metabolite levels that were similar to those of White participants. Hypothetical interventions to reduce disparities in metabolite mixtures were associated with lower probabilities of preterm birth for Black [13% relative reduction; 95% confidence interval (CI): -34%, 8.6%] and Hispanic/Latina (9% relative reduction; 95% CI: -19%, 0.8%) participants. Odds ratios for preterm birth in association with phthalate metabolites demonstrated heterogeneity by race and ethnicity for two individual metabolites (mono-n-butyl and monoisobutyl phthalate), with positive associations that were larger in magnitude observed among Black or Hispanic/Latina participants. CONCLUSIONS: Phthalate metabolite concentrations differed substantially by race and ethnicity. Our results show hypothetical interventions to reduce population-level racial and ethnic disparities in biomarkers of phthalate exposure could potentially reduce the probability of preterm birth. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12831, Introduction Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity that may perpetuate impacts on intergenerational health. (1) In the United States, preterm birth rates increased over the [...]
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11. Dietary per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure in adolescents: The HOME study
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Sultan, Harry, Buckley, Jessie P., Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Cecil, Kim M., Chen, Aimin, Lanphear, Bruce P., Yolton, Kimberly, and Braun, Joseph M.
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12. Pre- and postnatal exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and cardiometabolic risk at 12 years: Periods of susceptibility
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Mourino, Nerea, Pérez-Ríos, Mónica, Yolton, Kimberly, Lanphear, Bruce P., Chen, Aimin, Buckley, Jessie P., Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Cecil, Kim M., and Braun, Joseph M.
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13. Exposure to dust organophosphate and replacement brominated flame retardants during infancy and risk of subsequent adverse respiratory outcomes
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Mendy, Angelico, Percy, Zana, Braun, Joseph M., Lanphear, Bruce, La Guardia, Mark J., Hale, Robert, Yolton, Kimberly, and Chen, Aimin
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14. Associations between folic acid supplement use and folate status biomarkers in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy in the Maternal–Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Pregnancy Cohort Study
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Patti, Marisa A, Braun, Joseph M, Arbuckle, Tye E, and MacFarlane, Amanda J
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15. Prenatal phthalates, gestational weight gain, and long-term weight changes among Mexican women
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Deierlein, Andrea L., Wu, Haotian, Just, Allan C., Kupsco, Allison J., Braun, Joseph M., Oken, Emily, Soria-Contreras, Diana C., Cantoral, Alejandra, Pizano, Ma Luisa, McRae, Nia, Téllez-Rojo, Martha M., Wright, Robert O., and Baccarelli, Andrea A.
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16. Associations of Gestational Perfluoroalkyl Substances Exposure with Early Childhood BMI z-Scores and Risk of Overweight/Obesity: Results from the ECHO Cohorts
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Liu, Yun, Wosu, Adaeze C., Fleisch, Abby F., Dunlop, Anne L., Starling, Anne P., Ferrara, Assiamira, Dabelea, Dana, Oken, Emily, Buckley, Jessie P., Chatzi, Leda, Karagas, Margaret R., Romano, Megan E., Schantz, Susan, O'Connor, Thomas G., Woodruff, Tracey J., Zhu, Yeyi, Hamra, Ghassan B., and Braun, Joseph M.
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Obesity in children -- Risk factors -- Environmental aspects ,Pediatric research ,Prenatal influences -- Environmental aspects -- Health aspects ,Environmental issues ,Health - Abstract
Background: Gestational per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure may be associated with adiposity and increased risk of obesity among children and adolescents. However, results from epidemiological studies evaluating these associations are inconsistent. Objectives: We estimated the associations of pregnancy PFAS concentrations with child body mass index (BMI) z-scores and risk of overweight/ obesity in eight U.S. cohorts. Methods: We used data from 1,391 mother-child pairs who enrolled in eight Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) cohorts (enrolled: 1999-2019). We quantified concentrations of seven PFAS in maternal plasma or serum in pregnancy. We measured child weight and height between the ages of 2 and 5 y and calculated age- and sex-specific BMI z-scores; 19.6% children had more than one BMI measurement. We estimated covariate-adjusted associations of individual PFAS and their mixture with child BMI z-scores and risk of overweight/obesity using linear mixed models, modified Poisson regression models, and Bayesian approaches for mixtures. We explored whether child sex modified these associations. Results: We observed a pattern of subtle positive associations of PFAS concentrations in pregnancy with BMI z-scores and risk of overweight/obesity. For instance, each doubling in perfluorohexane sulfonic acid concentrations was associated with higher BMI z-scores ([beta] = 0.07; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.12). Each doubling in perfluroundecanoic acid [relative risk (RR) = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.16] and N-methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (RR= 1.06; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.12) was associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity, with some evidence of a monotonic dose-response relation. We observed weaker and more imprecise associations of the PFAS mixture with BMI or risk of overweight/obesity. Associations did not differ by child sex. Discussion: In eight U.S.-based prospective cohorts, gestational exposure to higher levels of PFAS were associated with slightly higher childhood BMI z-score and risk of overweight or obesity. Future studies should examine associations of gestational exposure to PFAS with adiposity and related cardiometabolic consequences in older children. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11545, Introduction Child obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed and developing countries. (1) Children with overweight and obesity are more likely to manifest social and psychological disorders and are at [...]
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17. Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and cardiometabolic indices during pregnancy: The HOME Study
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Vuong, Ann M., Braun, Joseph M., Sjödin, Andreas, Calafat, Antonia M., Yolton, Kimberly, Lanphear, Bruce P., and Chen, Aimin
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18. Residential dust lead levels and the risk of childhood lead poisoning in United States children
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Braun, Joseph M., Yolton, Kimberly, Newman, Nicholas, Jacobs, David E., Taylor, Mark, and Lanphear, Bruce P.
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19. Gestational exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals and infant birth weight: effect modification by maternal hardships.
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Hu, Janice M. Y., Arbuckle, Tye E., Janssen, Patricia A., Lanphear, Bruce P., Alampi, Joshua D., Braun, Joseph M., MacFarlane, Amanda J., Chen, Aimin, and McCandless, Lawrence C.
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BIRTH weight ,WEIGHT in infancy ,ORGANOCHLORINE compounds ,TOXIC substance exposure ,METAL compounds ,FOLIC acid ,FETAL growth disorders - Abstract
Background: Gestational exposure to toxic environmental chemicals and maternal social hardships are individually associated with impaired fetal growth, but it is unclear whether the effects of environmental chemical exposure on infant birth weight are modified by maternal hardships. Methods: We used data from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study, a pan-Canadian cohort of 1982 pregnant females enrolled between 2008 and 2011. We quantified eleven environmental chemical concentrations from two chemical classes – six organochlorine compounds (OCs) and five metals – that were detected in ≥ 70% of blood samples collected during the first trimester. We examined fetal growth using birth weight adjusted for gestational age and assessed nine maternal hardships by questionnaire. Each maternal hardship variable was dichotomized to indicate whether the females experienced the hardship. In our analysis, we used elastic net to select the environmental chemicals, maternal hardships, and 2-way interactions between maternal hardships and environmental chemicals that were most predictive of birth weight. Next, we obtained effect estimates using multiple linear regression, and plotted the relationships by hardship status for visual interpretation. Results: Elastic net selected trans-nonachlor, lead, low educational status, racially minoritized background, and low supplemental folic acid intake. All were inversely associated with birth weight. Elastic net also selected interaction terms. Among those with increasing environmental chemical exposures and reported hardships, we observed stronger negative associations and a few positive associations. For example, every two-fold increase in lead concentrations was more strongly associated with reduced infant birth weight among participants with low educational status (β = -100 g (g); 95% confidence interval (CI): -215, 16), than those with higher educational status (β = -34 g; 95% CI: -63, -3). In contrast, every two-fold increase in mercury concentrations was associated with slightly higher birth weight among participants with low educational status (β = 23 g; 95% CI: -25, 71) compared to those with higher educational status (β = -9 g; 95% CI: -24, 6). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that maternal hardships can modify the associations of gestational exposure to some OCs and metals with infant birth weight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Gestational exposure to environmental chemicals and epigenetic alterations in the placenta and cord blood mononuclear cells.
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Puvvula, Jagadeesh, Braun, Joseph M., DeFranco, Emily A., Ho, Shuk-Mei, Leung, Yuet-Kin, Huang, Shouxiong, Zhang, Xiang, Vuong, Ann M., Kim, Stephani S., Percy, Zana, Calafat, Antonia M., Botelho, Julianne C., and Chen, Aimin
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Background: Exposure to environmental chemicals such as phthalates, phenols, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during pregnancy can increase the risk of adverse newborn outcomes. We explored the associations between maternal exposure to select environmental chemicals and DNA methylation in cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMC) and placental tissue (maternal and fetal sides) to identify potential mechanisms underlying these associations. Method: This study included 75 pregnant individuals who planned to give birth at the University of Cincinnati Hospital between 2014 and 2017. Maternal urine samples during the delivery visit were collected and analyzed for 37 biomarkers of phenols (12), phthalates (13), phthalate replacements (4), and PAHs (8). Cord blood and placenta tissue (maternal and fetal sides) were also collected to measure the DNA methylation intensities using the Infinium HumanMethylation450K BeadChip. We used linear regression, adjusting for potential confounders, to assess CpG-specific methylation changes in CBMC (n = 54) and placenta [fetal (n = 67) and maternal (n = 68) sides] associated with gestational chemical exposures (29 of 37 biomarkers measured in this study). To account for multiple testing, we used a false discovery rate q-values < 0.05 and presented results by limiting results with a genomic inflation factor of 1±0.5. Additionally, gene set enrichment analysis was conducted using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomics pathways. Results: Among the 29 chemical biomarkers assessed for differential methylation, maternal concentrations of PAH metabolites (1-hydroxynaphthalene, 2-hydroxyfluorene, 4-hydroxyphenanthrene, 1-hydroxypyrene), monocarboxyisononyl phthalate, mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate, and bisphenol A were associated with altered methylation in placenta (maternal or fetal side). Among exposure biomarkers associated with epigenetic changes, 1-hydroxynaphthalene, and mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate were consistently associated with differential CpG methylation in the placenta. Gene enrichment analysis indicated that maternal 1-hydroxynaphthalene was associated with lipid metabolism and cellular processes of the placenta. Additionally, mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate was associated with organismal systems and genetic information processing of the placenta. Conclusion: Among the 29 chemical biomarkers assessed during delivery, 1-hydroxynaphthalene and mono-3-carboxypropyl phthalate were associated with DNA methylation in the placenta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. DNA methylation in the adipose tissue and whole blood of Agent Orange-exposed Operation Ranch Hand veterans: a pilot study
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Rytel, Matthew R., Butler, Rondi, Eliot, Melissa, Braun, Joseph M., Houseman, E. Andres, and Kelsey, Karl T.
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22. Associations of mid-childhood bisphenol A and bisphenol S exposure with mid-childhood and adolescent obesity
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Gajjar, Priya, Liu, Yun, Li, Nan, Buckley, Jessie P., Chen, Aimin, Lanphear, Bruce P., Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Cecil, Kim M., Yolton, Kimberly, and Braun, Joseph M.
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23. Early life exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and eating behaviors at age 12 years.
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Mourino, Nerea, Zhang, Zhuoya, Pérez-Ríos, Mónica, Yolton, Kimberly, Lanphear, Bruce P., Chen, Aimin, Buckley, Jessie P., Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Cecil, Kim M., and Braun, Joseph M.
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FOOD habits ,TOBACCO smoke ,PASSIVE smoking ,SMOKING ,CHILD behavior ,PREGNANCY ,SEX (Biology) - Abstract
Background: Prenatal or early childhood secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure increases obesity risk. However, the potential mechanisms underlying this association are unclear, but obesogenic eating behaviors are one pathway that components of SHS could perturb. Our aim was to assess associations of prenatal and early childhood SHS exposure with adolescent eating behaviors. Methods: Data came from a prospective pregnancy and birth cohort (N = 207, Cincinnati, OH). With multiple informant models, we estimated associations of prenatal (mean of 16 and 26 weeks of gestation maternal serum cotinine concentrations) and early childhood cotinine (average concentration across ages 12, 24, 36, and 48 months) with eating behaviors at age 12 years (Child Eating Behaviors Questionnaire). We tested whether associations differed by exposure periods and adolescent's sex. Models adjusted for maternal and child covariates. Results: We found no statistically significant associations between cotinine measures and adolescent's eating behaviors. Yet, in females, prenatal cotinine was associated with greater food responsiveness (β: 0.23; 95% CI: 0.08, 0.38) and lower satiety responsiveness (β: -0.14; 95% CI: -0.26, -0.02); in males, prenatal and postnatal cotinine was related to lower food responsiveness (prenatal: β: -0.25; 95% CI: -0.04, -0.06; postnatal: β: -0.36; 95% CI: -0.06, -0.11). No significant effect modification by sex or exposure window was found for other eating behaviors. Conclusion: Prenatal and early childhood SHS exposures were not related to adolescent's eating behavior in this cohort; however, biological sex may modify these associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. Gestational Perfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and DNA Methylation at Birth and 12 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Epigenome-Wide Association Study
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Liu, Yun, Eliot, Melissa N., Papandonatos, George D., Kelsey, Karl T., Fore, Ruby, Langevin, Scott, Buckley, Jessie, Chen, Aimin, Lanphear, Bruce P., Cecil, Kim M., Yolton, Kimberly, Hivert, Marie-France, Sagiv, Sharon K., Baccarelli, Andrea A., Oken, Emily, and Braun, Joseph M.
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Child development -- Genetic aspects -- Health aspects ,Epigenetic inheritance -- Health aspects -- Environmental aspects ,Pediatric research ,Prenatal influences -- Environmental aspects -- Health aspects -- Genetic aspects ,Environmental issues ,Health - Abstract
Background: DNA methylation alterations may underlie associations between gestational perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and later-life health outcomes. To the best of our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have examined the associations between gestational PFAS and DNA methylation. Objectives: We examined associations of gestational PFAS exposure with longitudinal DNA methylation measures at birth and in adolescence using the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study (2003-2006; Cincinnati, Ohio). Methods: We quantified serum concentrations of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) in mothers during pregnancy. We measured DNA methylation in cord blood (n = 266) and peripheral leukocytes at 12 years of age (n = 160) using the Illumina Human Methylation EPIC BeadChip. We analyzed associations between [log.sub.2]-transformed PFAS concentrations and repeated DNA methylation measures using linear regression with generalized estimating equations. We included interaction terms between children's age and gestational PFAS. We performed Gene Ontology enrichment analysis to identify molecular pathways. We used Project Viva (1999-2002; Boston, Massachusetts) to replicate significant associations. Results: After adjusting for covariates, 435 cytosine-guanine dinucleotide (CpG) sites were associated with PFAS (false discovery rate, q < 0.05). Specifically, we identified 2 CpGs for PFOS, 12 for PFOA, 8 for PFHxS, and 413 for PFNA; none overlapped. Among these, 2 CpGs for PFOA and 4 for PFNA were replicated in Project Viva. Some of the PFAS-associated CpG sites annotated to gene regions related to cancers, cognitive health, cardiovascular disease, and kidney function. We found little evidence that the associations between PFAS and DNA methylation differed by children's age. Discussion: In these longitudinal data, PFAS biomarkers were associated with differences in several CpGs at birth and at 12 years of age in or near genes linked to some PFAS-associated health outcomes. Future studies should examine whether DNA methylation mediates associations between gestational PFAS exposure and health. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10118, Introduction Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of persistent synthetic chemicals with unique properties that allow them to resist water, oil, heat, and chemical reactions. PFAS have been used in [...]
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25. Correction: Residential dust lead levels and the risk of childhood lead poisoning in United States children
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Braun, Joseph M., Yolton, Kimberly, Newman, Nicholas, Jacobs, David E., Taylor, Mark, and Lanphear, Bruce P.
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26. Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood autism-related outcomes
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Ames, Jennifer L., Burjak, Mohamad, Avalos, Lyndsay A., Braun, Joseph M., Bulka, Catherine M., Croen, Lisa A., Dunlop, Anne L., Ferrara, Assiamira, Fry, Rebecca C., Hedderson, Monique M., Karagas, Margaret R., Liang, Donghai, Lin, Pi-I D., Lyall, Kristen, Moore, Brianna, Morello-Frosch, Rachel, O’Connor, Thomas G., Oh, Jiwon, Padula, Amy M., Woodruff, Tracey J., Zhu, Yeyi, and Hamra, Ghassan B.
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence linking prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with altered neurodevelopment is inconclusive, and few large studies have focused on autism-related outcomes. We investigated whether blood concentrations of PFAS in pregnancy are associated with child autism-related outcomes. METHODS: Ten cohorts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program were included (n=1429). Fourteen PFAS analytes were measured in maternal blood collected during pregnancy and 8 met detection criteria for analysis. We assessed quantitative autism-related traits in children via parent report on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS). In multivariable linear models, we examined relationships of each PFAS (natural log-transformed) with SRS scores. We further modeled PFAS as a complex mixture using Bayesian methods and examined modification of these relationships by child sex. RESULTS: Most PFAS in maternal blood were not associated with child SRS T-scores. Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) showed the strongest and most consistent association: each 1-unit increase in ln-transformed PFNA was associated with greater autism-related traits (adj-β [95% CI]=1.5 [-0.1, 3.0]). The summed mixture, which included 6 PFAS detected in >70% of participants, was not associated with SRS T-scores (adj-β [95% Highest Posterior Density Interval]=0.7 [-1.4, 3.0]). We did not observe consistent evidence of sex differences. DISCUSSION: Prenatal blood concentrations of PFNA may be associated with modest increases in child autism-related traits. Future work should continue to examine the relationship between exposures to both legacy and emerging PFAS and additional dimensional, quantitative measures of childhood autism-related outcomes.
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27. Associations of Maternal Urinary Concentrations of Phenols, Individually and as a Mixture, with Serum Biomarkers of Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity: Results from the EARTH Study
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Mcgee, Glen, Génard-Walton, Maximilien, Williams, Paige L., Korevaar, T.I.M., Chavarro, Jorge, Meeker, John D., Braun, Joseph M., Broeren, Maarten A., Ford, Jennifer B., Calafat, Antonia, Souter, Irene, Hauser, Russ, Mínguez-Alarcón, Lidia, University of Waterloo [Waterloo], École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP), Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail (Irset), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Rennes (UR)-École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes ( Biosit : Biologie - Santé - Innovation Technologique ), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center [Rotterdam] (Erasmus MC), University of Michigan [Ann Arbor], University of Michigan System, Brown University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Massachusetts General Hospital [Boston, MA, USA], Harvard Medical School [Boston] (HMS), National Institutes of Health, NIH, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC, (DGECR-2022-004433, RGPIN-2022-03068)
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International audience; The associations between urinary phenol concentrations and markers of thyroid function and autoimmunity among potentially susceptible subgroups, such as subfertile women, have been understudied, especially when considering chemical mixtures. We evaluated cross-sectional associations of urinary phenol concentrations, individually and as a mixture, with serum markers of thyroid function and autoimmunity. We included 339 women attending a fertility center who provided one spot urine and one blood sample at enrollment (2009–2015). We quantified four phenols in urine using isotope dilution high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry, and biomarkers of thyroid function (thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free and total thyroxine (fT4, TT4), and triiodothyronine (fT3, TT3)), and autoimmunity (thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and thyroglobulin (Tg) antibodies (Ab)) in serum using electrochemoluminescence assays. We fit linear and additive models to investigate the association between urinary phenols—both individually and as a mixture—and serum thyroid function and autoimmunity, adjusted for confounders. As a sensitivity analysis, we also applied Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR) to investigate non-linear and non-additive interactions. Urinary bisphenol A was associated with thyroid function, in particular, fT3 (mean difference for a 1 log unit increase in concentration: −0.088; 95% CI [−0.151, −0.025]) and TT3 (−0.066; 95% CI [−0.112, −0.020]). Urinary methylparaben and triclosan were also associated with several thyroid hormones. The overall mixture was negatively associated with serum fT3 concentrations (mean difference comparing all four mixture components at their 75th vs. 25th percentiles: −0.19, 95% CI [−0.35, −0.03]). We found no evidence of non-linearity or interactions. These results add to the current literature on phenol exposures and thyroid function in women, suggesting that some phenols may alter the thyroid system. © 2023 by the authors.
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28. Associations of Gestational Perfluoroalkyl Substances Exposure with Early Childhood BMI 풵-Scores and Risk of Overweight/Obesity: Results from the ECHO Cohorts.
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Yun Liu, Wosu, Adaeze C., Fleisch, Abby F., Dunlop, Anne L., Starling, Anne P., Ferrara, Assiamira, Dabelea, Dana, Oken, Emily, Buckley, Jessie P., Chatzi, Leda, Karagas, Margaret R., Romano, Megan E., Schantz, Susan, O'Connor, Thomas G., Woodruff, Tracey J., Yeyi Zhu, Hamra, Ghassan B., Braun, Joseph M., and Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes
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OBESITY risk factors ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,REGRESSION analysis ,FLUOROCARBONS ,SURVEYS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,BODY mass index ,DATA analysis software ,ODDS ratio ,LONGITUDINAL method ,POISSON distribution - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gestational per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure may be associated with adiposity and increased risk of obesity among children and adolescents. However, results from epidemiological studies evaluating these associations are inconsistent. OBJECTIVES: We estimated the associations of pregnancy PFAS concentrations with child body mass index (BMI) z-scores and risk of overweight/ obesity in eight U.S. cohorts. METHODS: We used data from 1,391 mother–child pairs who enrolled in eight Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) cohorts (enrolled: 1999–2019). We quantified concentrations of seven PFAS in maternal plasma or serum in pregnancy. We measured child weight and height between the ages of 2 and 5 y and calculated age- and sex-specific BMI 풵-scores; 19.6% children had more than one BMI measurement. We estimated covariate-adjusted associations of individual PFAS and their mixture with child BMI 풵-scores and risk of overweight/obesity using linear mixed models, modified Poisson regression models, and Bayesian approaches for mixtures. We explored whether child sex modified these associations. RESULTS: We observed a pattern of subtle positive associations of PFAS concentrations in pregnancy with BMI 풵-scores and risk of overweight/obesity. For instance, each doubling in perfluorohexane sulfonic acid concentrations was associated with higher BMI 풵-scores (β=0.07; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.12). Each doubling in perfluroundecanoic acid [relative risk (RR)=1.10; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.16] and 푁-methyl perfluorooctane sulfonamido acetic acid (RR=1.06; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.12) was associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity, with some evidence of a monotonic dose–response relation. We observed weaker and more imprecise associations of the PFAS mixture with BMI or risk of overweight/obesity. Associations did not differ by child sex. DISCUSSION: In eight U.S.-based prospective cohorts, gestational exposure to higher levels of PFAS were associated with slightly higher childhood BMI 풵-score and risk of overweight or obesity. Future studies should examine associations of gestational exposure to PFAS with adiposity and related cardiometabolic consequences in older children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Prepregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and susceptibility to autism‐related traits: the EARLI and HOME studies.
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Patti, Marisa A., Croen, Lisa A., Chen, Aimin, Fallin, M. Daniele, Khoury, Jane, Lyall, Kristen, Newschaffer, Craig, Hertz‐Picciotto, Irva, Schmidt, Rebecca J., Yolton, Kimberly, and Braun, Joseph M.
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Objective: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) has been associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study sought to examine whether familial susceptibility for autism, intensity of ASD‐related behaviors, or prepregnancy BMI influences the association of GWG with ASD‐related behaviors. Methods: Using data from the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) study (n = 136), a familial enriched cohort of mothers who had a previous child with ASD, and the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) study (n = 253), a general population cohort, gestational age and prepregnancy BMI category‐specific GWG z scores were calculated. Caregivers completed the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) to assess the presence and severity of ASD‐related traits in children aged 3 to 8 years. Using quantile regression, the association between GWG z scores and ASD‐related behaviors in children was estimated. Results: In HOME, among mothers who had overweight or obesity prepregnancy BMI values, GWG z scores and SRS scores were positively associated in children with more ASD‐related traits (higher SRS scores), but not in children with fewer ASD‐related traits. Similar patterns were observed in EARLI among mothers with prepregnancy obesity. Conclusions: GWG may be associated with autism‐related behaviors among children who have a greater predisposition to these behaviors and who have mothers with prepregnancy overweight or obesity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Breastfeeding as a Vulnerable Function: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies.
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Timmermann, Amalie, Avenbuan, Oyemwenosa N., Romano, Megan E., Braun, Joseph M., Tolstrup, Janne S., Vandenberg, Laura N., and Fenton, Suzanne E.
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Milk formation in the breast during breastfeeding is a complex hormonally regulated process, potentially sensitive to the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemical exposures. The environmental chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known endocrine disruptors. PFAS exposure have been associated with insufficient mammary gland development in mice and reduced breastfeeding duration in humans. The aim of this review was to gather the epidemiological evidence on the association between PFAS exposure and breastfeeding duration. Using PubMed and Embase, we performed a systematic literature search (on 23 January 2023) to identify epidemiological studies examining the association between maternal PFAS exposure and breastfeeding duration. Animal studies, reviews, and non-English studies were excluded. The risk of bias was assessed using the risk of bias in non-randomized studies of exposures tool. Estimates describing the association between PFAS exposure and the duration of breastfeeding were identified, and the data were synthesized separately for each type of PFAS and for the duration of exclusive and total breastfeeding. Six studies with between 336 and 2374 participants each were identified. PFAS exposure was assessed in serum samples (five studies) or based on residential address (one study). Five out of six studies found shorter total duration of breastfeeding with higher PFAS exposure. The most consistent associations were seen for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA). The finding of a potential causal association between PFAS exposure and breastfeeding duration is in agreement with findings from experimental studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Characterizing changes in behaviors associated with chemical exposures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Herbstman, Julie B., Romano, Megan E., Li, Xiuhong, Jacobson, Lisa P., Margolis, Amy E., Hamra, Ghassan B., Bennett, Deborah H., Braun, Joseph M., Buckley, Jessie P., Colburn, Trina, Deoni, Sean, Hoepner, Lori A., Morello-Frosch, Rachel, Riley, Kylie Wheelock, Sathyanarayana, Sheela, Schantz, Susan L., Trasande, Leonardo, Woodruff, Tracey J., Perera, Frederica P., and Karagas, Margaret R.
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The COVID-19 pandemic—and its associated restrictions—have changed many behaviors that can influence environmental exposures including chemicals found in commercial products, packaging and those resulting from pollution. The pandemic also constitutes a stressful life event, leading to symptoms of acute traumatic stress. Data indicate that the combination of environmental exposure and psychological stress jointly contribute to adverse child health outcomes. Within the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-wide Cohort, a national consortium initiated to understand the effects of environmental exposures on child health and development, our objective was to assess whether there were pandemic-related changes in behavior that may be associated with environmental exposures. A total of 1535 participants from nine cohorts completed a survey via RedCap from December 2020 through May 2021. The questionnaire identified behavioral changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in expected directions, providing evidence of construct validity. Behavior changes reported by at least a quarter of the respondents include eating less fast food and using fewer ultra-processed foods, hair products, and cosmetics. At least a quarter of respondents reported eating more home cooked meals and using more antibacterial soaps, liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, antibacterial and bleach cleaners. Most frequent predictors of behavior change included Hispanic ethnicity and older age (35 years and older). Respondents experiencing greater COVID-related stress altered their behaviors more than those not reporting stress. These findings highlight that behavior change associated with the pandemic, and pandemic-related psychological stress often co-occur. Thus, prevention strategies and campaigns that limit environmental exposures, support stress reduction, and facilitate behavioral change may lead to the largest health benefits in the context of a pandemic. Analyzing biomarker data in these participants will be helpful to determine if behavior changes reported associate with measured changes in exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Correction: Gestational exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals and infant birth weight: effect modification by maternal hardships.
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Hu, Janice M. Y., Arbuckle, Tye E., Janssen, Patricia A., Lanphear, Bruce P., Alampi, Joshua D., Braun, Joseph M., MacFarlane, Amanda J., Chen, Aimin, and McCandless, Lawrence C.
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WEIGHT in infancy ,HEALTH ministers ,BIRTH weight ,METAL compounds ,HARDSHIP ,ORGANOCHLORINE compounds - Abstract
This document is a correction notice for an article titled "Gestational exposure to organochlorine compounds and metals and infant birth weight: effect modification by maternal hardships." The original article was published in the journal Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. The correction states that the copyright line of the article should be attributed to ©His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Health, 2024. The correction notice also mentions that Springer Nature, the publisher, remains neutral regarding jurisdictional claims and institutional affiliations. The authors of the article are listed as Janice M. Y. Hu, Tye E. Arbuckle, Patricia A. Janssen, Bruce P. Lanphear, Joshua D. Alampi, Joseph M. Braun, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Aimin Chen, and Lawrence C. McCandless. [Extracted from the article]
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33. Maternal Folate Status and the Relation between Gestational Arsenic Exposure and Child Health Outcomes.
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Patti, Marisa A., Kelsey, Karl T., MacFarlane, Amanda J., Papandonatos, George D., Arbuckle, Tye E., Ashley-Martin, Jillian, Fisher, Mandy, Fraser, William D., Lanphear, Bruce P., Muckle, Gina, and Braun, Joseph M.
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34. Pre- and postnatal exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and body composition at 12 years: periods of susceptibility.
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Mourino, Nerea, Pérez‐Ríos, Mónica, Yolton, Kimberly, Lanphear, Bruce P., Chen, Aimin, Buckley, Jessie P., Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Cecil, Kim M., Braun, Joseph M., and Pérez-Ríos, Mónica
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OBESITY ,BODY composition ,COTININE ,WAIST circumference ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,PASSIVE smoking ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Objective: The study aimed to identify periods of heightened susceptibility to the effects of pre- and postnatal secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure on body composition at age 12 years.Methods: The study used data from 217 children from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study, a prospective cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio. Using multiple informant models, the study estimated associations of maternal serum cotinine (16 and 26 weeks of pregnancy) and child serum cotinine concentrations (at age 12, 24, 36, and 48 months) with measures of body composition obtained with anthropometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at 12 years. We examined whether there were differences between these associations for pre- and postnatal exposure periods and potential effect measure modification by sex.Results: Postnatal cotinine concentrations were associated with higher weight, BMI, body fat and lean mass, waist circumference, and visceral, android, and gynoid fat. Each 10-fold increase in postnatal cotinine was associated with 76% increased risk of overweight or obesity (95% CI: 1.13-2.75). Associations between prenatal concentrations and measures of body composition at 12 years were generally null.Conclusions: Postnatal exposure to SHS may increase adolescent adiposity and lean mass. Future studies should determine whether early-life exposures to SHS are associated with other cardiometabolic risk markers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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35. Gestational Perfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure and DNA Methylation at Birth and 12 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Epigenome-Wide Association Study.
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Yun Liu, Eliot, Melissa N., Papandonatos, George D., Kelsey, Karl T., Fore, Ruby, Langevin, Scott, Buckley, Jessie, Aimin Chen, Lanphear, Bruce P., Cecil, Kim M., Yolton, Kimberly, Hivert, Marie-France, Sagiv, Sharon K., Baccarelli, Andrea A., Oken, Emily, and Braun, Joseph M.
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MATERNAL exposure ,CHILDBIRTH ,BIOMARKERS ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,LEUCOCYTES ,COGNITION ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,REGRESSION analysis ,FLUOROCARBONS ,DNA methylation ,PRENATAL exposure delayed effects ,CORD blood ,MOLECULAR biology ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,GENES ,TUMORS ,DATA analysis software ,EPIGENOMICS ,LONGITUDINAL method ,SULFUR acids ,EVALUATION ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
BACKGROUND: DNA methylation alterations may underlie associations between gestational perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and later-life health outcomes. To the best of our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have examined the associations between gestational PFAS and DNA methylation. OBJECTIVES: We examined associations of gestational PFAS exposure with longitudinal DNA methylation measures at birth and in adolescence using the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study (2003–2006; Cincinnati, Ohio). METHODS: We quantified serum concentrations of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorononanoate (PFNA), and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) in mothers during pregnancy. We measured DNA methylation in cord blood (푛= 266) and peripheral leukocytes at 12 years of age (푛= 160) using the Illumina HumanMethylation EPIC BeadChip. We analyzed associations between log
2 -transformed PFAS concentrations and repeated DNA methylation measures using linear regression with generalized estimating equations. We included interaction terms between children’s age and gestational PFAS. We performed Gene Ontology enrichment analysis to identify molecular pathways. We used Project Viva (1999–2002; Boston, Massachusetts) to replicate significant associations. RESULTS: After adjusting for covariates, 435 cytosine–guanine dinucleotide (CpG) sites were associated with PFAS (false discovery rate, 푞< 0.05). Specifically, we identified 2 CpGs for PFOS, 12 for PFOA, 8 for PFHxS, and 413 for PFNA; none overlapped. Among these, 2 CpGs for PFOA and 4 for PFNA were replicated in Project Viva. Some of the PFAS-associated CpG sites annotated to gene regions related to cancers, cognitive health, cardiovascular disease, and kidney function. We found little evidence that the associations between PFAS and DNA methylation differed by children’s age. DISCUSSION: In these longitudinal data, PFAS biomarkers were associated with differences in several CpGs at birth and at 12 years of age in or near genes linked to some PFAS-associated health outcomes. Future studies should examine whether DNA methylation mediates associations between gestational PFAS exposure and health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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36. Maternal Phthalates Exposure and Blood Pressure during and after Pregnancy in the PROGRESS Study.
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Haotian Wu, Kupsco, Allison, Just, Allan, Calafat, Antonia M., Oken, Emily, Braun, Joseph M., Sanders, Alison P., Mercado-Garcia, Adriana, Cantoral, Alejandra, Pantic, Ivan, Téllez-Rojo, Martha M., Wright, Robert O., Baccarelli, Andrea A., and Deierlein, Andrea L.
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HYPERTENSION risk factors ,MATERNAL exposure ,BLOOD pressure ,BIOMARKERS ,PLASTICIZERS ,RISK assessment ,PUERPERIUM ,RESEARCH funding ,BLOOD pressure measurement ,SECOND trimester of pregnancy ,URINALYSIS ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Phthalate exposure is ubiquitous and may affect biological pathways related to regulators of blood pressure. Given the profound changes in vasculature during pregnancy, pregnant women may be particularly susceptible to the potential effects of phthalates on blood pressure. OBJECTIVES: We examined associations of phthalate exposure during pregnancy with maternal blood pressure trajectories from mid-pregnancy through 72 months postpartum. METHODS: Women with singleton pregnancies delivering a live birth in Mexico City were enrolled during the second trimester (푛 = 892). Spot urine samples from the second and third trimesters were analyzed for 15 phthalate metabolites. Blood pressure and covariate data were collected over nine visits through 72 months postpartum. We used linear, logistic, and linear mixed models; latent class growth models (LCGMs); and Bayesian kernel machine regression to estimate the relationship of urinary phthalate biomarkers with maternal blood pressure. RESULTS: As a joint mixture, phthalate biomarker concentrations during pregnancy were associated with higher blood pressure rise during mid-to-late gestation. With respect to individual biomarkers, second trimester concentrations of monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP) and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate biomarkers (ΣDEHP) were associated with higher third trimester blood pressure. Two trajectory classes were identified by LCGM, characterized by increasing blood pressure through 72 months postpartum ("increase-increase") or decreased blood pressure through 18 months postpartum with a gradual increase thereafter ("decrease-increase"). Increasing exposure to phthalate mixtures during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of being in the increase-increase class. Similar associations were observed for mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl terephthalate (MECPTP) and dibutyl phthalate (ΣDBP) biomarkers. When specific time periods were examined, we observed specific temporal relationships were observed for RDEHP, MECPTP, MBzP, and ΣDBP. DISCUSSION: In our cohort of pregnant women from Mexico City, exposure to phthalates and phthalate biomarkers was associated with higher blood pressure during late pregnancy, as well as with long-term changes in blood pressure trajectories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Pregnancy exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals: implications for women's health.
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Haggerty, Diana K., Upson, Kristen, Pacyga, Diana C., Franko, J. Ebba, Braun, Joseph M., and Strakovsky, Rita S.
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Women are ubiquitously exposed to non-persistent endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from food contact materials and personal care products. Understanding the impacts of exposure to these chemicals on pregnancy and long-term health outcomes in women is a critical area of research that has been largely overlooked. This brief review focuses on the epidemiologic literature exploring associations of non-persistent EDCs - including phthalates, parabens, bisphenols, and triclosan - with maternal pregnancy outcomes and long-term health outcomes in women. We focus on the challenges of this research, particularly assessing non-persistent EDC exposures, aspects of study design, and statistical approaches. We conclude by reviewing the best practices for non-persistent EDC research with regards to pregnancy and women's health. Though limited, we found some evidence indicating that exposure to non-persistent EDCs is associated with pregnancy health. However, findings from these studies have been inconsistent and require corroboration. Recent studies have also proposed that non-persistent EDC exposures in pregnancy may adversely affect postnatal maternal health. To date, only a few studies have been conducted and have only focused on postpartum weight. More research is needed in this area to inform efforts to promote optimal health across the lifespan of women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Associations of gestational exposure to organophosphate esters with gestational age and neonatal anthropometric measures: The HOME study.
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Yang, Weili, Braun, Joseph M., Vuong, Ann M., Percy, Zana, Xu, Yingying, Xie, Changchun, Deka, Ranjan, Calafat, Antonia M., Ospina, Maria, Burris, Heather H., Yolton, Kimberly, Cecil, Kim M., Lanphear, Bruce P., and Chen, Aimin
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Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are developmental toxicants in experimental studies of animals, but limited evidence is available in humans. We included 340 mother-infant pairs in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) for the analysis. We evaluated gestational exposure to OPEs with gestation age at birth and newborn anthropometric measures. We quantified four OPE urinary metabolites at 16 weeks and 26 weeks of gestation. We extracted gestational age at birth, newborn weight, length, and head circumference from the chart review. We calculated z-scores for these anthropometric measures and the ponderal index. We used multiple informant models to examine the associations between repeated OPE measurements and the outcomes. We used modified Poisson regression to estimate the association of gestational exposure to OPEs with preterm birth. We also explored effect modification by infant sex and the potential mediation effect by the highest maternal blood pressure and glucose levels. We found that bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (BCEP) at 16 weeks and diphenyl phosphate at 26 weeks of pregnancy were positively associated with gestational age and inversely associated with preterm birth. In female newborns, BCEP at 16 weeks was inversely related to birth weight and length z-scores. In male newborns, we observed negative associations of 26-week di-n-butyl phosphate with the ponderal index at birth. No mediation by the highest maternal blood pressure or glucose levels during pregnancy was identified. In this cohort, gestational exposure to some OPEs was associated with gestational age, preterm birth, and neonatal anthropometric measures. Certain associations tended to be window- and infant sex-specific. [Display omitted] • BCEP was positively associated with gestation age and inversely with preterm birth. • DPHP was positively associated with gestation age and inversely with preterm birth. • BCEP was inversely associated with birth weight and length z-scores in females. • DNBP was inversely associated with the ponderal index at birth in males. • Associations of OPEs and pregnancy outcomes might be window- and infant sex-specific. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Physical activity modifies the relation between gestational perfluorooctanoic acid exposure and adolescent cardiometabolic risk.
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Braun, Joseph M., Papandonatos, George D., Li, Nan, Sears, Clara G., Buckley, Jessie P., Cecil, Kim M., Chen, Aimin, Eaton, Charles B., Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Kelsey, Karl T., Lanphear, Bruce P., and Yolton, Kimberly
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – endocrine disrupting chemicals – may increase cardiometabolic risk. We evaluated whether adolescent lifestyle factors modified associations between gestational PFAS exposure and cardiometabolic risk using a prospective cohort study. In 166 mother-child pairs (HOME Study), we measured concentrations of four PFAS in maternal serum collected during pregnancy. When children were age 12 years, we calculated cardiometabolic risk scores from visceral adiposity area, blood pressure, and fasting serum biomarkers. We assessed adolescent physical activity and Healthy Eating Index scores using the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), actigraphy, and 24-h diet recalls. Using multivariable linear regression and weighted quantile sum regression, we examined whether physical activity or diet modified covariate-adjusted associations of PFAS and their mixture with cardiometabolic risk scores. Physical activity modified associations between perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and cardiometabolic risk scores. Each doubling of PFOA was associated with worse cardiometabolic risk scores among children with PAQ-C scores < median (β:1.4; 95% CI:0.5, 2.2, n = 82), but not among those with PAQ-C scores ≥ median (β: 0.2; 95% CI: 1.2, 0.7, n = 84) (interaction p-value = 0.01). Associations were most prominent for insulin resistance, leptin-adiponectin ratio, and visceral fat area. We observed results suggesting that physical activity modified the association of PFAS mixture with cardiometabolic risk scores, insulin resistance, and visceral fat area (interaction p-values = 0.17, 0.07, and 0.10, respectively); however, the 95% CIs of the interaction terms included the null value. We observed similar, but attenuated patterns for PFOA and actigraphy-based measures of physical activity. Diet did not modify any associations. Physical activity or diet did not modify associations for other PFAS. Childhood physical activity modified associations of prenatal serum PFOA concentrations with children's cardiometabolic risk in this cohort, indicating that lifestyle interventions may ameliorate the adverse effects of PFOA exposure. • Child physical activity modified relations of prenatal PFOA with cardiometabolic risk. • Adverse relations of PFOA with cardiometabolic risk greater in children with less activity. • Associations were most prominent for cardiometabolic markers related to type 2 diabetes. • Children's diet did not modify associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Invited Perspective: How Can Studies of Chemical Mixtures and Human Health Guide Interventions and Policy?
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Braun, Joseph M. and Sears, Clara G.
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In the article, the authors discuss how studies of chemical mixtures and human health can be used as guides in the creation of policies and interventions to prevent the health effects of said mixtures to humans. Also cited are the tools used to analyze the health effects like the Bayesian kernel machine regression and weighted quantile sums regression, and the research showing the effectiveness of behavioral interventions in preventing the adverse health effects of chemicals like phthalates.
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41. Gestational and childhood phthalate exposures and adolescent body composition: The HOME study.
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Etzel, Taylor M., Braun, Joseph M., Kuiper, Jordan R., Calafat, Antonia M., Cecil, Kim M., Chen, Aimin, Lanphear, Bruce P., Yolton, Kimberly, Kalkwarf, Heidi J., and Buckley, Jessie P.
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Early life phthalate exposures may disrupt metabolism but results from human studies are inconsistent and few have examined body composition during adolescence. We investigated associations of gestational and childhood urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations with body composition at age 12 years. We used data from 206 mother-child pairs in a prospective pregnancy and birth cohort enrolled in Cincinnati, OH from 2003 to 2006. We measured nine phthalate metabolites in spot urine samples collected twice from mothers during pregnancy and up to seven times from children at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12 years. At age 12 years, we assessed fat and lean mass of the whole body and android and gynoid subregions, and visceral fat area with dual x-ray absorptiometry, and calculated android to gynoid %fat ratio and age- and sex-standardized fat and lean mass index z-scores. Using a multiple informant model, we estimated covariate-adjusted associations between urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations at each time period and outcomes at age 12 years. We assessed effect measure modification by child sex using stratified models. Generally, urinary mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP) concentrations were modestly associated with lower fat and lean mass. Each 10-fold increase in urinary MBzP concentrations during gestation and at ages 5 and 8 years was associated with a −0.34 (95%CI: −0.72, 0.05), −0.44 (95% CI: −0.83, −0.05), and −0.35 (95% CI: −0.71, 0.00) z-score difference in lean body mass index, respectively. Urinary monoethyl phthalate, mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate, and summed di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites were associated with greater lean mass at some exposure periods. Slightly weaker but similar patterns of association were found with other body composition measures; associations did not differ by child sex. While most associations were weak, exposure to certain phthalates during gestation and childhood may be associated with adolescent body composition, particularly lean mass. • Phthalate exposures are ubiquitous among pregnant women and children. • Phthalates may be metabolic disruptors that affect adolescent body composition. • Certain phthalates were associated with body composition, especially lean mass. • There was no consistent period of heightened susceptibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Maternal urinary OPE metabolite concentrations and blood pressure during pregnancy: The HOME study.
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Yang, Weili, Braun, Joseph M., Vuong, Ann M., Percy, Zana, Xu, Yingying, Xie, Changchun, Deka, Ranjan, Calafat, Antonia M., Ospina, Maria, Werner, Erika, Yolton, Kimberly, Cecil, Kim M., Lanphear, Bruce P., and Chen, Aimin
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Few studies have examined the association between maternal exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs) and systolic/diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) during pregnancy. We analyzed data from 346 women with a singleton live birth in the HOME Study, a prospective birth cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. We quantified four OPE metabolites in maternal spot urine samples collected at 16 and 26 weeks pregnancy, standardized by specific gravity. We calculated intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). We extracted the first two recorded BP measurements (<20 weeks), the two highest recorded BP measurements (≥20 weeks), and diagnoses of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) via chart review. Women with two BP measurements ≥140/90 mmHg or HDP noted in the chart at ≥20 weeks pregnancy were defined as HDP cases. We used linear mixed models and modified Poisson regression with covariate adjustment to estimate associations between OPE concentrations as continuous variables or in tertiles with maternal BP and HDP. ICCs of OPEs were 0.17–0.45. Diphenyl phosphate (DPHP) had the highest geometric mean concentration among OPE metabolites. Increasing the average bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (BCEP) concentrations were positively associated with two highest recorded DBP ≥20 weeks pregnancy. Compared with women in the 1st DPHP tertile, women in the 3rd tertile at 16 weeks pregnancy had 1.72 mmHg (95% CI: -0.01, 3.46) higher DBP <20 weeks pregnancy, and women in the 3rd tertile of the average DPHP concentrations had 2.25 mmHg (95% CI: 0.25, 4.25) higher DBP ≥20 weeks pregnancy. 33 women (9.5%) were identified with HDP. Di-n-butyl phosphate (DNBP) concentrations at 16 weeks were positively associated with HDP, with borderline significance (RR = 2.98, 95% CI 0.97–9.15). Other OPE metabolites were not significantly associated with HDP. Maternal urinary BCEP and DPHP concentrations were associated with increased BP during pregnancy. Maternal urinary DNBP concentrations were associated with HDP, with borderline significance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Relation of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke during pregnancy and early childhood with adolescents body composition and cardiometabolic health: a cohort study
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Mouriño Castro, Nerea, Pérez Ríos, Mónica, Braun, Joseph M., Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola de Doutoramento Internacional (EDIUS), and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Programa de Doutoramento en Epidemioloxía e Saúde Pública
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body composition ,Investigación::32 Ciencias médicas::3202 Epidemologia [Materias] ,children ,Investigación::32 Ciencias médicas::3212 Salud pública [Materias] ,reference value ,cotinine ,adolescents ,cardiometabolic risk factors ,secondhand tobacco smoke - Abstract
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) is a worldwide public health problem and children are a particularly vulnerable population due to their anatomical, physiological, and behavioral characteristics. Cotinine concentrations in saliva, blood, and hair have become the most widely used biomarkers of SHS in children. Currently, there is no consensus regarding the optimal cut-point for the classification of SHS exposure among young children. Indeed, the systematic review conducted as part of this thesis shows that serum cotinine cut-points have varied remarkably since 1985 and across the countries; the most recently used cut-point to assess SHS exposure in US children has been 0.015 ng/mL, which derives from the assay limit of detection (LOD) used by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Considering that cotinine metabolism and clearance may vary by age, and that childrens physiology is quite different within the 0-5 years old age range, age-specific cut-points could be useful to accurately classify nonsmoking children as exposed or unexposed to SHS in a standardized manner. This thesis includes the first study estimating age-specific cut-points to classify SHS exposure among children under 5 years old. Interestingly, when applying these serum cotinine cut-points, compared to the assay LOD derived cut-point, results showed that prevalence of childrens SHS exposure declined at all ages, and that concordance between mother-reported SHS exposure and childrens serum cotinine improved considerably. 2023-12-16
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44. Childhood urinary organophosphate esters and cognitive abilities in a longitudinal cohort study.
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Percy, Zana, Chen, Aimin, Yang, Weili, Braun, Joseph M., Lanphear, Bruce, Ospina, Maria, Calafat, Antonia M., Xie, Changchung, Cecil, Kim M., Vuong, Ann M., Xu, Yingying, and Yolton, Kimberly
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COGNITIVE ability , *COHORT analysis , *LONGITUDINAL method , *POOR children , *FIREPROOFING agents - Abstract
The use of organophosphate esters (OPEs) as flame retardants, which has increased over the past two decades, raises concerns that OPEs may be harmful to humans, especially children. Animal studies and some human studies have reported that OPEs may adversely impact brain development, but few human studies evaluated OPE exposure during early childhood and neurodevelopmental outcomes. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap with the present study on urinary OPE metabolite concentrations at ages 1–5 years and cognitive abilities at 8 years. We used data of 223 children from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study, a prospective pregnancy and birth cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio. The point estimates for bis-2-chloroethyl-phosphate (BCEP) and bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)-phosphate (BDCIPP) in association with IQ tended to be small and positive, while the point estimates for diphenyl-phosphate (DPHP) were small and negative, with 95% CIs including the null. However, we did find that socioeconomic status (SES) variables modified associations between OPEs and child IQ, with adverse OPE-IQ associations being stronger in socioeconomically disadvantaged children than in others. We identified an additional 1- to 2-point decrease in Full Scale IQ for every log-unit increase in BDCIPP, BCEP, and DPHP among those with lower maternal education, non-white race, lower income, or living in more deprived neighborhoods. We observed similar results for the Perceptual Reasoning, Verbal Comprehension, and Working Memory Index Scores. We suspect that there is residual confounding related to socioeconomic disadvantage, which was not captured with the available SES variables typically used in epidemiologic studies. • This cohort study examines OPEs at ages 1–5 years and cognition at age 8 years. • In child urine, BCEP was detected at 90–95%, BDCIPP at 99%, and DPHP at 99–100%. • Point estimates for OPEs and cognition were small, and 95% CIs included the null. • SES variables modified associations; disadvantaged children have worse outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Identification of profiles and determinants of maternal pregnancy urinary biomarkers of phthalates and replacements in the Illinois Kids Development Study.
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Pacyga, Diana C., Haggerty, Diana K., Nicol, Megan, Henning, Melissa, Calafat, Antonia M., Braun, Joseph M., Schantz, Susan L., and Strakovsky, Rita S.
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PHTHALATE esters , *ENDOCRINE disruptors , *PRINCIPAL components analysis , *PREGNANT women , *BIOMARKERS , *PREGNANCY , *CONCEPTION - Abstract
[Display omitted] Pregnant women are exposed to multiple phthalates and their replacements, which are endocrine disrupting chemicals associated with adverse maternal and child health outcomes. Identifying maternal characteristics associated with phthalate/replacement exposure during pregnancy is important. We evaluated 13 maternal sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, enrollment year, and conception season as determinants of exposure biomarkers of phthalates and their replacements in 482 pregnant women from the Illinois Kids Development Study (I-KIDS, enrolled 2013–2018). We quantified 19 phthalate/replacement metabolites in pools of five first-morning urines collected across pregnancy. K -means clustering identified women with distinct patterns of biomarker concentrations and principal component analysis (PCA) identified principal component (PC) profiles of biomarkers that exist together. We used multivariable regression models to evaluate associations of predictors with identified k -means clusters and PCs. K -means clustering identified two clusters of women: 1) low phthalate/di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (∑DEHTP) and 2) high phthalate/∑DEHTP biomarker concentrations. PCA identified four PCs with loadings heaviest for biomarkers of plasticizer phthalates [di-isononyl, di-isodecyl, di-n-octyl phthalates] (PC1), of other phthalates [dibenzyl, di-n-butyl, di- iso -butyl phthalates] (PC2), of phthalate replacements [∑DEHTP, di(isononyl) cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (∑DiNCH)] (PC3), and of monoethyl phthalate [MEP] (PC4). Overall, age, marital status, income, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, caffeine intake, enrollment year, and conception season were independently associated with k -means cluster membership and at least one PC. Additionally, race/ethnicity, education, employment, pregnancy intention, smoking status, alcohol intake, and diet were associated with at least one PC. For instance, women who conceived in the spring, summer, and/or fall months had lower odds of high phthalate/∑DEHTP cluster membership and had lower plasticizer phthalate, phthalate replacement, and MEP PC scores. Conception season, enrollment year, and several sociodemographic/lifestyle factors were predictive of phthalate/replacement biomarker profiles. Future studies should corroborate these findings, with a special focus on replacements to which pregnant women are becoming increasingly exposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Gestational exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and social skills and problem behaviors in adolescents: The HOME study.
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Hartley, Kim, MacDougall, Melinda C., Terrizzi, Brandon, Xu, Yingying, Cecil, Kim M., Chen, Aimin, Braun, Joseph M., Lanphear, Bruce P., Newman, Nicholas C., Vuong, Ann M., Sjödin, Andreas, and Yolton, Kimberly
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POLYBROMINATED diphenyl ethers , *SOCIAL skills , *SOCIAL problems , *PERSISTENT pollutants , *BEHAVIOR disorders in children , *TEENAGE boys , *TEENAGE girls - Abstract
[Display omitted] • We examined associations between gestational PBDE exposure and outcomes at age 12. • Outcomes included self- and caregiver-reported social skills and problem behaviors. • Gestational PBDE exposure was associated with poorer outcomes in adolescent males. • No associations were noted among female participants. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent environmental pollutants used as flame retardants. Gestational PBDE exposure has been associated with a variety of behavior problems in children, but little is known about its impact into adolescence, particularly on social skills, which are important for achieving social competence, establishing identity, and forming lasting relationships. We investigated associations between gestational exposure to PBDEs and social skills and problem behaviors in early adolescence in a longitudinal pregnancy and birth cohort in Cincinnati, Ohio (recruited 2003–2006). We measured maternal serum concentrations of five PBDE congeners during gestation. At age 12, we measured social skills and problem behaviors scores for 243 adolescents using self- and caregiver-report on the Social Skills Improvement System (SSiS). We used multivariable linear regression models to estimate associations between maternal PBDE concentrations and SSiS scores, controlling for potential covariates. We report associations for the five congeners and a summary exposure variable (∑ 5 BDE: the sum of BDE- 28, 47, 99, 100, and 153, n = 197). We found sex-specific associations of ∑ 5 BDE concentrations with adolescent-reported Problem Behaviors (∑ 5 BDE × sex p int = 0.02) and caregiver-reported Social Skills (∑ 5 BDE × sex p int = 0.02). In sex-stratified models, log 10 transformed data revealed increased maternal ∑ 5 BDE concentration among males was associated with decreased caregiver-reported Social Skills composite score (β = -10.2, 95% CI: −19.5, −1.0), increased adolescent-reported Problem Behaviors composite score (β = 12.1, 95% CI: 5.4, 18.8), and increased caregiver-reported Problem Behaviors composite score (β = 6.2, 95% CI: 0.7, 11.7). Further analysis on SSiS subscales revealed similar patterns in significant associations among males. There were no statistically significant associations in stratified models among females despite higher ∑ 5 BDE exposure (Female GM=40.15 ng/g lipid, GSE=1.10; Male GM=35.30 ng/g lipid, GSE=1.09). We found gestational PBDE exposure in males was associated with poorer behavioral outcomes, extending previous findings among this cohort into early adolescence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Gestational triclosan exposure and infant birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Patti, Marisa A., Henderson, Noelle B., Gajjar, Priya, Eliot, Melissa, Jackson-Browne, Medina, and Braun, Joseph M.
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BIRTH weight , *WEIGHT in infancy , *TRICLOSAN , *META-analysis , *GESTATIONAL diabetes , *RANDOM effects model , *GESTATIONAL age - Abstract
• Systematically reviewed literature evaluating gestational triclosan and birth weight. • Evidence was low risk of bias and provided limited evidence for triclosan toxicity. • Gestational exposure to triclosan may reduce infant birth weight. • Triclosan exposure was higher in North America and Europe compared to Asia. • Inverse associations between triclosan and birth weight in higher exposed samples. Exposure to triclosan, an antimicrobial chemical used in some personal care and cleaning products, has been associated with reduced birth weight in some, but not all epidemiological studies. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to characterize the relation of gestational triclosan exposure with infant birth weight and identify sources of heterogeneity between studies. We identified original studies measuring urinary triclosan concentrations during pregnancy and reporting their association with infant birth weight, gestational age (GA) adjusted birth weight (g), or GA-standardized birth weight z-scores. Using a random effects model, we estimated differences in these outcomes per 10-fold increase in triclosan concentrations and considered triclosan levels and infant sex as sources of heterogeneity. Using Navigation Guide Methods, we evaluated risk of bias within individual studies and across the body of evidence. Among thirteen studies, median triclosan concentrations varied by almost 2-orders of magnitude (0.6–29 ng/mL), with higher concentrations in North American and some European studies compared to Asian ones. Associations between triclosan and birth weight (β :-20 g; 95% CI:-65, 26; n = 6) were stronger than those for GA-adjusted birth weight (β :-12 g; 95% CI:-29, 5; n = 9). Triclosan was not associated with GA-standardized birth weight z-scores (β :-0.04; 95% CI:-0.16, 0.07; n = 5). The association between triclosan and GA-adjusted birth weight was stronger in studies with median triclosan values ≥ 10 ng/mL compared to studies with median values < 10 ng/mL (β :-27 g; 95% CI:-61, 7; n = 4 vs. β :6g; 95% CI:-20, 31; n = 5). With a limited number of studies, we observed suggestive evidence that inverse associations were more apparent in studies with ≥ 2 prospective triclosan measures compared to those with one measure. Available evidence, with "low" risk of bias, provides limited evidence that triclosan exposure and reduces infant birth weight. We observed stronger inverse associations between triclosan concentrations and birth weight in populations with higher triclosan exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. The associations of phthalate biomarkers during pregnancy with later glycemia and lipid profiles.
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Wu, Haotian, Just, Allan C., Colicino, Elena, Calafat, Antonia M., Oken, Emily, Braun, Joseph M., McRae, Nia, Cantoral, Alejandra, Pantic, Ivan, Pizano-Zárate, María Luisa, Tolentino, Mary Cruz, Wright, Robert O., Téllez-Rojo, Martha M., Baccarelli, Andrea A., and Deierlein, Andrea L.
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HYPERGLYCEMIA , *PHTHALATE esters , *LDL cholesterol , *PREGNANCY complications , *PREGNANCY outcomes , *PREGNANCY , *DIBUTYL phthalate , *BLOOD lipoproteins - Abstract
• Phthalate mixture at pregnancy was associated with long-term insulin resistance. • Phthalate mixture at pregnancy was associated with long term adverse lipid profiles. • Associations with glycemia biomarkers were primarily driven by MECPTP and ∑DBP. • Associations with lipid biomarkers were primarily driven by MECPTP, ∑DBP, and MEP. • Pregnancy phthalates exposure may be associated with long-term metabolic health. Pregnancy induces numerous cardiovascular and metabolic changes. Alterations in these sensitive processes may precipitate long-term post-delivery health consequences. Studies have reported associations between phthalates and metabolic complications of pregnancy, but no study has investigated metabolic outcomes beyond pregnancy. To examine associations of exposure to phthalates during pregnancy with post-delivery metabolic health. We quantified 15 urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations during the second and third trimesters among 618 pregnant women from Mexico City. Maternal metabolic health biomarkers included fasting blood measures of glycemia [glucose, insulin, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance [HOMA-IR], % hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c%)] and lipids (total, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides), at 4–5 and 6–8 years post-delivery. To estimate the influence of the phthalates mixture, we used Bayesian weighted quantile sum regression and Bayesian kernel machine regression; for individual biomarkers, we used linear mixed models. As a mixture, higher urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations during pregnancy were associated with post-delivery concentrations of plasma glucose (interquartile range [IQR] difference: 0.13 SD, 95%CrI: 0.05, 0.20), plasma insulin (IQR difference: 0.06 SD, 95%CrI: −0.02, 0.14), HOMA-IR (IQR difference: 0.08 SD, 95% CrI: 0.01, 0.16), and HbA1c% (IQR difference: 0.15 SD, 95%CrI: 0.05, 0.24). Associations were primarily driven by mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl terephthalate (MECPTP) and the sum of dibutyl phthalate biomarkers (∑DBP). The phthalates mixture was associated with lower HDL (IQR difference: −0.08 SD, 95%CrI: −0.16, −0.01), driven by ∑DBP and monoethyl phthalate (MEP), and higher triglyceride levels (IQR difference: 0.15 SD, 95%CrI: 0.08, 0.22), driven by MECPTP and MEP. The overall mixture was not associated with total cholesterol and LDL. However, ∑DBP and MEP were associated with lower and higher total cholesterol, respectively, and MECPTP and ∑DBP were associated with lower LDL. Phthalate exposure during pregnancy is associated with adverse long-term changes in maternal metabolic health. A better understanding of timing of the exact biological changes and their implications on metabolic disease risk is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Prenatal urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites and behavioral problems in Mexican children: The Programming Research in Obesity, Growth Environment and Social Stress (PROGRESS) study.
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Colicino, Elena, de Water, Erik, Just, Allan C., Navarro, Esmeralda, Pedretti, Nicolo Foppa, McRae, Nia, Braun, Joseph M., Schnaas, Lourdes, Rodríguez-Carmona, Yanelli, Hernández, Carmen, Tamayo-Ortiz, Marcela, Téllez-Rojo, Martha M., Deierlein, Andrea L., Calafat, Antonia M., Baccarelli, Andrea, Wright, Robert O., and Horton, Megan K.
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Phthalate exposure has been associated with increased childhood behavioral problems. Existing studies failed to include phthalate replacements and did not account for high correlations among phthalates. Phthalates' exposure is higher in Mexico than in U.S. locations, making it an ideal target population for this study. To examine associations between 15 maternal prenatal phthalate metabolite concentrations and children's behavioral problems. We quantified phthalate metabolites in maternal urine samples from maternal-child dyads (n = 514) enrolled in the Programming Research in Obesity, Growth Environment and Social Stress (PROGRESS) birth cohort in Mexico City. We performed least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regressions to identify associations between specific-gravity adjusted log 2 -transformed phthalate metabolites and parent-reported 4–6 year old behavior on the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-2), accounting for metabolite correlations. We adjusted for socio-demographic and birth-related factors, and examined associations stratified by sex. Higher prenatal mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl terephthalate (MECPTP) urinary concentrations were associated with increased hyperactivity scores in the overall sample (β = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.17, 1.13) and in girls (β = 0.54, 95% CI = 0.16, 1.08), overall behavioral problems in boys (β = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.20, 1.15), and depression scores in boys (β = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.06, 0.88). Higher prenatal monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP) concentrations were associated with reduced hyperactivity scores in girls (ß = −0.54, 95% CI = −1.08, −0.21). Our findings suggested that prenatal concentrations of phthalates and their replacements altered child neurodevelopment and those associations may be influenced sex. • Prenatal concentrations of phthalates and their novel replacements altered 4-6 year old child behavior. • Children exposed to higher prenatal MECPTP levels showed increased overall behavioral, depression, and hyperactivity scores. • Both magnitude and significance of the MECPTP-behavior associations differed by sex. • Girls born to mothers with higher prenatal MBzP concentrations were associated with reduced hyperactivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Do small effects matter more in vulnerable populations? an investigation using Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) cohorts.
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Peacock JL, Coto SD, Rees JR, Sauzet O, Jensen ET, Fichorova R, Dunlop AL, Paneth N, Padula A, Woodruff T, Morello-Frosch R, Trowbridge J, Goin D, Maldonado LE, Niu Z, Ghassabian A, Transande L, Ferrara A, Croen LA, Alexeeff S, Breton C, Litonjua A, O'Connor TG, Lyall K, Volk H, Alshawabkeh A, Manjourides J, Camargo CA Jr, Dabelea D, Hockett CW, Bendixsen CG, Hertz-Picciotto I, Schmidt RJ, Hipwell AE, Keenan K, Karr C, LeWinn KZ, Lester B, Camerota M, Ganiban J, McEvoy C, Elliott MR, Sathyanarayana S, Ji N, Braun JM, and Karagas MR
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Background: A major challenge in epidemiology is knowing when an exposure effect is large enough to be clinically important, in particular how to interpret a difference in mean outcome in unexposed/exposed groups. Where it can be calculated, the proportion/percentage beyond a suitable cut-point is useful in defining individuals at high risk to give a more meaningful outcome. In this simulation study we compute differences in outcome means and proportions that arise from hypothetical small effects in vulnerable sub-populations., Methods: Data from over 28,000 mother/child pairs belonging to the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program were used to examine the impact of hypothetical environmental exposures on mean birthweight, and low birthweight (LBW) (birthweight < 2500g). We computed mean birthweight in unexposed/exposed groups by sociodemographic categories (maternal education, health insurance, race, ethnicity) using a range of hypothetical exposure effect sizes. We compared the difference in mean birthweight and the percentage LBW, calculated using a distributional approach., Results: When the hypothetical mean exposure effect was fixed (at 50, 125, 167 or 250g), the absolute difference in % LBW (risk difference) was not constant but varied by socioeconomic categories. The risk differences were greater in sub-populations with the highest baseline percentages LBW: ranging from 3.1-5.3 percentage points for exposure effect of 125g. Similar patterns were seen for other mean exposure sizes simulated., Conclusions: Vulnerable sub-populations with greater baseline percentages at high risk fare worse when exposed to a small insult compared to the general population. This illustrates another facet of health disparity in vulnerable individuals., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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