Gestational and Early Childhood Exposure to Barium and Cardiometabolic Risk in Preschoolers: Findings From the Ma’anshan Birth Cohort Study in China
Barium exposure during pregnancy, especially during the second and third trimesters, may increase CMR in preschoolers. Boys are more vulnerable than girls. These findings support the need for reductions in barium exposure during pregnancy.
Authors
- Fangbiao Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-9670)
- Shuangqin Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6906-9144)
- Shuman Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3582-7062)
- Kun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8550-4571)
- Hui Gao
- Chunmei Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1639-7543)
- Guopeng Gao
- Mengjuan Lu
- Menglong Geng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3252-1460)
- Jixing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3198-3252)
- Xiaoyan Wu
- Xueqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7376-7179)
- Xing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-7186)
- Juan Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1567-3625)
- Hong Gan
Institutions
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Bao'an (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.037887
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99