Open AccessA Study of Reverse Causation: Examining the Associations of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Serum Levels with Two Outcomes
Author(s) -
Radhika Dhingra,
Andrea Winquist,
Lyndsey A. Darrow,
Mitchel Klein,
Kyle Steenland
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/ehp273
Subject(s) - menopause , perfluorooctanoic acid , renal function , medicine , cohort , cross sectional study , cohort study , physiology , endocrinology , biology , pathology , biochemistry
Impaired kidney function and earlier menopause were associated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) serum levels in previous cross-sectional studies. Reverse causation, whereby health outcomes increase serum PFOA, may underlie these associations.
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