Associations of Trimester-Specific Exposure to Bisphenols with Size at Birth: A Chinese Prenatal Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor that affects fetal growth in experimental studies. Bisphenol F (BPF) and bisphenol S (BPS), which have been substituted for BPA in some consumer products, have also shown endocrine-disrupting effects in experimental models. However, the effects of BPF and BPS on fetal growth in humans are unknown. OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to investigate trimester-specific associations of urinary concentrations of BPA, BPF, and BPS with size at birth. METHODS:The present study included 845 pregnant women from Wuhan, China (2013-2015), who provided one urine sample in each of the first, second, and third trimesters. Linear regressions with generalized estimating equations were applied to estimate trimester-specific associations of urinary bisphenol concen

SUBMITTER: Hu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6867404 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature