Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants and the Risk of Low Birth Weight: A Nested Case-Control Study in China
Dan Luo, Wenyu Liu, Yun Tao, Limei Wang, Meng Yu, Liqin Hu, Aifen Zhou, Adrian Covaci, Wei Xia, Yuanyuan Li, Shunqing Xu, Surong Mei
Abstract
-trend < 0.01). After stratification by newborn sex, the significant positive association of DPHP levels with LBW risk was merely observed among female newborns. Our results suggest a positive association between maternal urinary DPHP concentrations and LBW risk for the first time, and the effect appears be sex-specific.
Topics & Concepts
Nested case-control studyMedicineBirth weightCohort studyConfidence intervalPregnancyLow birth weightObstetricsUrineProspective cohort studyOrganophosphateEpidemiologyInternal medicineBiologyGeneticsPesticideAgronomyToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals