USA: Mixed Link Seen for Gestational Exposure to Flame-Retardant Chemicals and Childhood Obesity
The association between gestational organophosphate ester (OPE) exposure and obesity in childhood is mixed, according to a study published in the November issue of Environment International.
Alicia K. Peterson, from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, and colleagues analyzed OPEs in pregnancy urine samples of 5,087 individuals from 14 studies to examine whether OPE levels are associated with the risk for childhood obesity. Body mass index measurements were available for 3,827; 3,921; and 2,541 children in infancy (0.5 to 1.9 years), early childhood (2.0 to 4.9 years), and mid-childhood (5.0 to 10.0 years), respectively.
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