Maternal concentrations of environmental phenols during early pregnancy and behavioral problems in children aged 4 years from the Shanghai Birth Cohort.
Sci Total Environ
; 933: 172985, 2024 Jul 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Prenatal exposure to environmental phenols such as bisphenol (BPs), paraben (PBs), benzophenone (BzPs), and triclosan (TCS) is ubiquitous and occurs in mixtures. Although some of them have been suspected to impact child behavioral development, evidence is still insufficient, and their mixed effects remain unclear.OBJECTIVES:
To explore the association of prenatal exposure to multiple phenols with child behavioral problems.METHOD:
In a sample of 600 mother-child pairs from the Shanghai Birth Cohort, we quantified 18 phenols (6 PBs, 7 BPs, 4 BzPs, and TCS) in urine samples collected during early pregnancy. Parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires were utilized to evaluate child behavioral difficulties across four subscales, namely conduct, hyperactivity/inattention, emotion, and peer relationship problems, at 4 years of age. Multivariable linear regression was conducted to estimate the relationships between single phenolic compounds and behavioral problems. Additionally, weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression was employed to examine the overall effects of the phenol mixture. Sex-stratified analyses were also performed.RESULTS:
Our population was extensively exposed to 10 phenols (direction rates >50 %), with low median concentrations (1.00 × 10-3-6.89 ng/mL). Among them, single chemical analyses revealed that 2,4-dihydroxy benzophenone (BP1), TCS, and methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (MeP) were associated with increased behavior problems, including hyperactivity/inattention (BP1 ß = 0.16; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.04, 0.30), emotional problems (BP1 ß = 0.11; 95 % CI 0.02, 0.20; TCS ß = 0.08; 95 % CI 0.02, 0.14), and peer problems (MeP ß = 0.10; 95 % CI 0.02, 0.18); however, we did not identify any significant association with conduct problems. Further phenol mixture analyses in the WQS model yielded similar results. Stratification for child sex showed stronger positive associations in boys.CONCLUSION:
Our findings indicated that maternal phenol levels during early pregnancy, specifically BP1, TCS, and MeP, are associated with high behavioral problem scores in 4-year-old children.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fenoles
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Efectos Tardíos de la Exposición Prenatal
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Exposición Materna
Límite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Total Environ
Año:
2024
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Article