Perinatal urinary benzophenone-3 concentrations and glucose levels among women from a fertility clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Subfertile women have higher risk of glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Studies suggest associations between several endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pregnancy glucose levels. However, the association between benzophenone-3 (BP-3), an EDC widely found in sunscreen, and pregnancy glucose levels remains unclear. We aimed to assess the association between perinatal exposures to BP-3 and pregnancy glucose levels in subfertile women.

Methods

We evaluated 217 women from a prospective cohort based at a fertility clinic who had urinary BP-3 concentrations measured during 3-month preconception, first and/or second trimesters, and blood glucose measured at glucose load tests (GLTs) during late pregnancy. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were u

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7189447 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature