Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration and Risk of Future Coronary Artery Disease in Apparently Healthy Men and Women
Author(s) -
David Melzer,
Nicholas J. Osborne,
William Henley,
Riccardo Cipelli,
Anita Young,
Cathryn Money,
Paul McCormack,
Robert Luben,
KayTee Khaw,
Nicholas J. Wareham,
Tamara S. Galloway
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.069153
Subject(s) - medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , odds ratio , body mass index , confidence interval , coronary artery disease , creatinine , urinary system , diabetes mellitus , risk factor , endocrinology , population , environmental health
The endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in food and beverage packaging. Higher urinary BPA concentrations were cross-sectionally associated with heart disease in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 and NHANES 2005-2006, independent of traditional risk factors.
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