Umbilical Cord Blood Metal Mixtures and Birth Size in Bangladeshi Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have evaluated environmental exposure to toxic metals such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn), or lead (Pb) on birth size; however, information on potential effects of exposures to metal mixtures is limited.

Objectives

We assessed the association between metal mixtures (As, Cd, Mn, Pb) in umbilical cord blood and neonate size in Bangladeshi children.

Methods

In this birth cohort study, pregnant women who were ≥18 years of age with an ultrasound-confirmed singleton pregnancy of ≤16wk gestation were recruited from two Bangladesh clinics between 2008 and 2011. Neonate size metrics were measured at the time of delivery. Metals in cord blood were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. We employed multivariable linear regr

SUBMITTER: Lee MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8121379 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature