Bisphenol A exposure and symptoms of anxiety and depression among inner city children at 10-12 years of age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Experimental and epidemiological studies suggest that gestational exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), an ubiquitous endocrine disrupting chemical, may lead to neurobehavioral problems in childhood; however, not all results have been consistent. We previously reported a positive association between prenatal BPA exposure and symptoms of anxiety/depression reported by the mother at child age 7-9 years in boys, but not girls.

Objectives

Here, in the same birth cohort, we investigated the association of prenatal BPA exposure with symptoms of depression and anxiety self-reported by the 10-12 year olds, hypothesizing that we would observe sex-specific differences in anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Methods

African-American and Dominican women living in Northern Manhatt

SUBMITTER: Perera F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5071142 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature