TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal exposure to perfluroalkyl substances and children's IQ
T2 - The Taiwan maternal and infant cohort study
AU - Wang, Yan
AU - Rogan, Walter J.
AU - Chen, Hsin Yi
AU - Chen, Pau Chung
AU - Su, Pen Hua
AU - Chen, Hsiao Yen
AU - Wang, Shu Li
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier GmbH.
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of fluorinated organic substances that are widely used in consumer products and are often detectable in human tissues. Human studies on prenatal exposure to PFASs and neurodevelopment in children are few and inconsistent. Methods: In the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study, we collected serum samples from pregnant women during the third trimester and measured concentrations of 9 PFASs using a high performance liquid chromatography system. A subsample of their children was assessed with full scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ), verbal IQ (VIQ) and performance IQ (PIQ) at both age 5 (n = 120) and 8 years (n = 120). We used multivariate linear regression models to examine prenatal PFAS exposure in relation to IQ scores at each age period. Results: Prenatal perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) concentrations were inversely associated with children's PIQ scores at age 5 years, with an adjusted coefficient (β) of -1.6 (95% confidence interval [CI]: (-3.0, -0.2). When children reached 8 years, most of the prenatal PFASs showed inverse association with children's FSIQ, VIQ and PIQ scores. Among them, prenatal perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) reached significance. Children with higher prenatal PFNA levels had lower VIQ with an adjusted β of -2.1 (95% CI: -3.9, -0.2). Conclusions: We found two prenatal PFAS exposure, both long-chain PFASs, in association with decreased IQ test scores in children. Our findings suggest more studies on long-chain PFASs and children's neurodevelopment.
AB - Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of fluorinated organic substances that are widely used in consumer products and are often detectable in human tissues. Human studies on prenatal exposure to PFASs and neurodevelopment in children are few and inconsistent. Methods: In the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study, we collected serum samples from pregnant women during the third trimester and measured concentrations of 9 PFASs using a high performance liquid chromatography system. A subsample of their children was assessed with full scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ), verbal IQ (VIQ) and performance IQ (PIQ) at both age 5 (n = 120) and 8 years (n = 120). We used multivariate linear regression models to examine prenatal PFAS exposure in relation to IQ scores at each age period. Results: Prenatal perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA) concentrations were inversely associated with children's PIQ scores at age 5 years, with an adjusted coefficient (β) of -1.6 (95% confidence interval [CI]: (-3.0, -0.2). When children reached 8 years, most of the prenatal PFASs showed inverse association with children's FSIQ, VIQ and PIQ scores. Among them, prenatal perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) reached significance. Children with higher prenatal PFNA levels had lower VIQ with an adjusted β of -2.1 (95% CI: -3.9, -0.2). Conclusions: We found two prenatal PFAS exposure, both long-chain PFASs, in association with decreased IQ test scores in children. Our findings suggest more studies on long-chain PFASs and children's neurodevelopment.
KW - Children
KW - IQ
KW - Perfluoroalkyl substances
KW - Prenatal exposure
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.07.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 26205657
AN - SCOPUS:84940597715
SN - 1438-4639
VL - 218
SP - 639
EP - 644
JO - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
JF - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
IS - 7
ER -
