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Maternal Urinary Bisphenol A during Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Thyroid Function in the CHAMACOS Study.
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Environmental Health Perspectives . Jan2013, Vol. 121 Issue 1, p138-144. 7p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic bottles, food and beverage can linings, thermal receipts, and dental sealants. Animal and human studies suggest that BPA may disrupt thyroid function. Although thyroid hormones play a determinant role in human growth and brain development, no studies have investigated relations between BPA exposure and thyroid function in pregnant women or neonates. Objective: Our goal was to evaluate whether exposure to BPA during pregnancy is related to thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and neonates. Methods: We measured BPA concentration in urine samples collected during the first and second half of pregnancy in 476 women participating in the CHAMACOS (Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas) study. We also measured free thyroxine (T4), total T4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in women during pregnancy, and TSH in neonates. Results: Associations between the average of the two BPA measurements and maternal thyroid hormone levels were not statistically significant. Of the two BPA measurements, only the one taken closest in time to the TH measurement was significantly associated with a reduction in total T4 (β = -0.13 μg/dL per log2 unit; 95% CI: -0.25, 0.00). The average of the maternal BPA concentrations was associated with reduced TSH in boys (-9.9% per log2 unit; 95% CI: -15.9%, -3.5%) but not in girls. Among boys, the relation was stronger when BPA was measured in the third trimester of pregnancy and decreased with time between BPA and TH measurements. Conclusion: Results suggest that exposure to BPA during pregnancy is related to reduced total T4 in pregnant women and decreased TSH in male neonates. Findings may have implications for fetal and neonatal development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *URINALYSIS
*ANALYSIS of variance
*BLOOD collection
*CHEMILUMINESCENCE assay
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*DENTAL resins
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*HISPANIC Americans
*IMMIGRANTS
*INTERVIEWING
*LONGITUDINAL method
*MATERNAL-fetal exchange
*DURATION of pregnancy
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SEX distribution
*STATISTICS
*THYROID hormones
*THYROTROPIN
*THYROXINE
*DATA analysis
*ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*INTER-observer reliability
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PRENATAL exposure delayed effects
*CHILDREN
*PREGNANCY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00916765
- Volume :
- 121
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 87008072
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205092