Bisphenol A and pubertal height growth in school-aged children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental endocrine disruptor and is found in many consumer products. Studies suggest that BPA may perturb pubertal development, although evidence on BPA-influenced pubertal height growth is scarce.

Methods

A total of 754 children aged 9-18 years from three schools (one elementary, one middle, and one high school) in Shanghai were included in this longitudinal study. Height was measured at enrolment (visit 1) and, subsequently, at 19 months after enrolment (visit 2). Age- and sex-specific Z scores for height were calculated (height Z score = [participant's height-sex- and age-specific population height mean]/sex- and age-specific population height standard deviation). Urine samples were collected at enrolment to measure BPA concentratio

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760752 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature