Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 195, Issue -, Pages 9-15Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.08.003
Keywords
Serum lipids; Obesity; Persistent organic pollutants; Organochlorine pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls
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- Consejeria de Igualdad, Salud y Politicas Sociales (Junta de Andalucia)
- Spanish Ministry of Health [FIS 02/974, EUS2008-03574]
- CIBER de Epidemiologia
- Junta de Andalucia [SAS 01/264, P09-CTS-5488, SAS PI-0675-2010, PI-0513/2012]
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The aim of this research was to study the association of the accumulated human exposure to persistent organic pollutants with serum lipid levels and obesity, in a cohort of 298 adults. In the multivariable analyses, HCB concentrations evidenced a significant quadratic association with levels of total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and total serum lipids. Likewise, PCBs 138 and 180 were associated with triglycerides and total serum lipids, and PCB 153 with LDL HCB, p,p'-DDE, and beta-HCH showed quadratic associations with BMI. All quadratic models showed a positive trend at low exposure levels, while the slope decreased or even became negative at higher exposure levels. Additionally, PCB 138 was positively associated with BMI but in a linear manner. Our results suggest a potential relationship between historical POP exposure and serum lipids/obesity, which followed a non-linear pattern in most cases. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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