Urinary concentrations of dichlorophenol pesticides and obesity among adult participants in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2008

Accumulating evidence from recent studies has suggested a possible link between exposure to environmental pesticides and obesity. In this study, we assessed the potential associations between exposure to dichlorophenol pesticides and obesity in adults. Study participants aged 20–85 years were select...

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Published in:	International journal of hygiene and environmental health 2014-03, Vol.217 (2-3), p.294-299
Main Authors:	Wei, Yudan, Zhu, Jianmin, Nguyen, An
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult Adults Aged Aged, 80 and over Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding Biological and medical sciences BMI Body Mass Index Chlorophenols - adverse effects Chlorophenols - urine Dichlorophenols Environment. Living conditions Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Environmental Exposure - analysis Female Humans Insecticides - adverse effects Insecticides - urine Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Nutrition Surveys Obesity Obesity - etiology Obesity - urine Pesticide Pesticides - urine Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Toxicology United States Young Adult
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Summary:	Accumulating evidence from recent studies has suggested a possible link between exposure to environmental pesticides and obesity. In this study, we assessed the potential associations between exposure to dichlorophenol pesticides and obesity in adults. Study participants aged 20–85 years were selected from the 2005 to 2006 and 2007 to 2008 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and were categorized as obese and non-obese based on body mass index. Creatinine-corrected urinary concentrations of dichlorophenols were determined to assess level of exposure to environmental pesticides. Multivariate logistic regression was performed using SAS 9.3 to assess the association between 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) and 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP) levels in urine and obesity with adjustment for potential confounders. Significantly higher geometric means of urinary concentrations of both 2,5-DCP (p
ISSN:	1438-4639 1618-131X