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ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2017

Prenatal and postnatal bisphenol A exposure and social impairment in 4-year-old children.

Youn-Hee Lim, Sanghyuk Bae, Bung-Nyun Kim, Choong Ho Shin, Young Ah Lee, Johanna Inhyang Kim, Yun-Chul Hong

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Article in Environmental health : a global access science source, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Youn-Hee LimInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sanghyuk BaeDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Bung-Nyun KimDivision of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Choong Ho ShinDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Young Ah LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Johanna Inhyang KimDivision of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yun-Chul HongInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. ychong1@snu.ac.kr.
Seoul National University · KRSeoul National University Children's Hospital · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KRDankook University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrenatal and postnatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may affect early brain development. Rodent studies suggest that prenatal and postnatal neurodevelopmental toxicity from BPA exposure may manifest as social deficits in offspring. We investigated the association between prenatal and postnatal exposure to BPA and social impairments in a sample of 4-year-old children.

methodsWe recruited second-trimester pregnant women between 2008 and 2011, and measured their creatinine-adjusted prenatal urine BPA levels. In 2014-2015, a subset of 4-year-old children born to these women underwent neurobehavioral assessment and physical examination. We collected urine and blood from the children and assessed social impairments, including deficits in social interaction, social communication, and other behavior patterns using the Korean version of the Social Communication Questionnaire (K-SCQ) (n = 304). We examined social impairments associated with prenatal exposure at mid-term pregnancy and postnatal exposure to BPA at 4 years of age, using linear and piecewise linear regression models.

resultsThe relationship between prenatal BPA exposure and social communication was non-linear and statistically significant at or above the flexion point for BPA levels of 3.0 μg/g creatinine in girls (58.4%, 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.5% to 135.8%). Each 2-fold increase in postnatal BPA exposure was significantly associated with an 11.8% (95% CI, 0.6% to 24.3%) increase in impairment in social communication in 4-year old girls, as indicated by the linear regression model.

conclusionPrenatal and postnatal BPA exposure is associated with social impairment at 4 years of age, particularly in girls.

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Environmental ExposureBenzhydryl CompoundsBisphenol A CompoundsChild, PreschoolEndocrine DisruptorsEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleHumansMalePhenolsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesRepublic of KoreaSocial Behavior DisordersBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsEndocrine DisruptorsEnvironmental PollutantsPhenolsBisphenol AChildhood exposureChildren’s environmental healthPrenatal exposureSocial impairment

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