Open AccessSerum Levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Insulin Secretion among Children Age 7–9 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Su Hyun Park,
EunHee Ha,
Young Sun Hong,
Hyesook Park
Publication year - 2016
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/ehp147
Subject(s) - homeostatic model assessment , prospective cohort study , medicine , insulin resistance , insulin , cohort , cohort study , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , glucose homeostasis , physiology , endocrinology
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are endocrine disruptors and have been suggested as possible risk factors for diabetes. Few studies have been performed to investigate this association among children.
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