Open AccessPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women’s health across the nation 1999–2018
Author(s) -
Ning Ding,
Carrie KarvonenGutierrez,
William H. Herman,
Antònia M. Calafat,
Bhramar Mukherjee,
Sung Kyun Park
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/s41366-021-00848-9
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , body mass index , fat mass , linear regression , body weight , zoology , composition (language) , dual energy , demography , mathematics , biology , bone mineral , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , osteoporosis , sociology
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been suggested as obesogens but epidemiologic evidence is limited. We examined associations of serum PFAS concentrations with longitudinal trajectories of weight, waist circumference (WC), fat mass, and proportion fat in midlife women.