Maternal Urinary Fluoride Levels of a Large Pregnancy Cohort in the United States: Findings from the ADORE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence has suggested negative associations between maternal urinary fluoride adjusted for specific gravity (MUFsg) and offspring intelligence quotient (IQ). Two prior studies report the MUFsg of pregnant women in the US, both in California, and more information is needed on population levels of MUFsg.

Objectives

The primary objective was to measure MUFsg in a large pregnancy cohort of women recruited from health departments and academic hospitals in Ohio and Kansas. A secondary objective was to compare associations between water fluoridation level and estimated fluoride intake from tap water and MUFsg.

Methods

Pregnant women (n=965) from the ADORE (Assessment of DHA on Reducing Early Preterm Birth) cohort provided a urine sample and dietary asses

SUBMITTER: Griebel-Thompson AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11980916 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature