Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
Volume 125, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
US DEPT HEALTH HUMAN SCIENCES PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1289/EHP984
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- Health Canada's Chemicals Management Plan
- Canadian Institute of Health Research [MOP - 81285]
- Ontario Ministry of the Environment
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) [R00 ES020346, R01 ES024381]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES [R01ES024381, R00ES020346] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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BACKGROUND: Prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure has been associated with adverse neurodevelopment in epidemiological studies. However, prior studies had limited statistical power to examine sex-specific effects, and few examined child cognition. OBJECTIVES: We estimated the association between prenatal BPA exposure and child neurobehavior at 3 y of age in a prospective cohort of 812 mothers and their children. METHODS: We measured BPA concentration in urine samples collected at similar to 12 wk gestation among women enrolled in a 10-city Canadian cohort study. At approximately 3 y of age, we assessed children's cognitive abilities with the Wechsler Primary and Preschool Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-III) and two scales of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Preschool (BRIEF-P). Parents reported children's behavior using the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 (BASC-2) and the Social Responsiveness Scale (TM)-2 (SRS-2). We estimated covariate-adjusted differences in neurobehavioral outcomes with a doubling in BPA concentration and sex-specific associations. RESULTS: BPA was not associated with WPPSI-III scores; child sex did not modify these associations. The association between BPA and BRIEF-P scores was modified by child sex (BPA x sex p-values <= 0.03). For example, a doubling of BPA concentration was associated with 1-point (95% CI: 0.3, 1.7) poorer working memory in boys and 0.5-point (95% CI: 1.1, 0.1) better scores in girls. BPA was not associated with most BASC-2 scales; however, it was associated with more internalizing and somatizing behaviors in boys, but not in girls (BPA x sex p-values <=therefore 0.08). A doubling of BPA concentration was associated with poorer SRS-2 scores [beta = 0.3 ( 95% CI: 0, 0.7)]; this association was not modified by sex. CONCLUSION: Prenatal urinary BPA concentration was associated with some aspects of child behavior in this cohort, and some associations were stronger among boys.
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