Positive Associations of Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls or Organochlorine Pesticides with Self-Reported Arthritis, Especially Rheumatoid Type, in Women | Zendy

DukHee Lee | Zendy; Michael W. Steffes | Zendy; David R. Jacobs | Zendy

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Positive Associations of Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls or Organochlorine Pesticides with Self-Reported Arthritis, Especially Rheumatoid Type, in Women

Author(s) -

DukHee Lee,

Michael W. Steffes,

David R. Jacobs

Publication year - 2007

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.9887

Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , hexachlorobenzene , arthritis , medicine , odds ratio , population , confounding , national health and nutrition examination survey , quartile , pesticide , pollutant , endocrinology , environmental health , physiology , chemistry , confidence interval , biology , ecology , organic chemistry

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can influence the immune system, possibly increasing the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, as metabolic change due to obesity has been proposed as one mechanism of osteoarthritis (OA), POPs stored in adipose tissue may be also associated with OA.

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