Open AccessModeled PFOA Exposure and Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol in Community and Worker Cohorts
Author(s) -
Andrea Winquist,
Kyle Steenland
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1307943
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , coronary artery disease , body mass index , perfluorooctanoic acid , cohort , environmental health , demography , endocrinology , confidence interval , chemistry , sociology , environmental chemistry
Several previous studies, mostly cross-sectional, have found associations between perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and high cholesterol levels, but studies of hypertension and heart disease have had inconsistent findings.
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