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The Effect of Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants on Metabolic Health among KOREAN Children during a 1-Year Follow-Up

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  • Hye Ah Lee

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-ku, Seoul 158-710, Korea)

  • Su Hyun Park

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-ku, Seoul 158-710, Korea)

  • Young Sun Hong

    (Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-ku, Seoul 158-710, Korea)

  • Eun Hee Ha

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-ku, Seoul 158-710, Korea)

  • Hyesook Park

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-ku, Seoul 158-710, Korea)

Abstract

Previous evidence suggests the potential for adverse effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on metabolic health even at low-dose exposure levels common among the general population, but there is less evidence of these associations among children. Therefore, as part of a prospective cohort study, 214 children were measured for POPs exposure. After the 1-year follow-up, we assessed the effect of circulating POPs exposure among 158 children aged 7–9 years (at baseline) on the change of metabolic components of metabolic syndrome using multiple regression analysis. In addition, we calculated the continuous metabolic syndrome (cMetS) score and assessed the variation among individuals by POPs exposure. The concentrations of marker polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were significantly associated with increased change in diastolic blood pressure (BP) and triglyceride levels during a 1-year follow-up, after controlling for sex, age, household income, and change in body mass index. Total PCBs also showed a marginal association with increasing cMetS score from the baseline. Of the metabolic components, change in diastolic BP over time showed a notable association with specific PCBs, but no association with organochlorine pesticides. Here, we found that low-dose exposures to PCBs among children in the general population could negatively influence metabolic health, particularly diastolic BP. Increased disease sensitivity during childhood can continue to adulthood, thus, these results support the need for continuous assessment of the health impact of POPs.

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  • Hye Ah Lee & Su Hyun Park & Young Sun Hong & Eun Hee Ha & Hyesook Park, 2016. "The Effect of Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants on Metabolic Health among KOREAN Children during a 1-Year Follow-Up," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:3:p:270-:d:64716
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    1. Ladan Rokni & Mehdi Rezaei & Mahdi Rafieizonooz & Elnaz Khankhajeh & Ali Akbar Mohammadi & Shahabaldin Rezania, 2023. "Effect of Persistent Organic Pollutants on Human Health in South Korea: A Review of the Reported Diseases," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-19, July.
    2. Naffisah Othman & Zaliha Ismail & Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat & Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir & Nur Amirah Shibraumalisi, 2022. "A Review of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Pollution in the Air: Where and How Much Are We Exposed to?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-14, October.
    3. Xiao Tan & Zaiwu Gong & Minji Huang & Zhou-Jing Wang, 2017. "Selecting Cooking Methods to Decrease Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in Food of Animal Origin Using a Consensus Decision-Making Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-18, February.
    4. Qiuxuan Wu & Rui Zhang & Xiaoxiang Wang & Yizhuo Li, 2022. "A Theoretical Study of the Interactions between Persistent Organic Pollutants and Graphene Oxide," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-11, September.

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