Prenatal melamine, aromatic amine, and psychosocial stress exposures and their association with gestational diabetes mellitus in a San Francisco pregnancy cohort
This study revealed positive associations between melamine and its analogs, some aromatic amines, and gestational diabetes, especially among pregnant women carrying male fetuses. We also found that levels of perceived stress and discrimination were associated with gestational diabetes.
Authors
- Emily Lasher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2366-7468)
- Jessica Trowbridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9414-087X)
- Alison Gemmill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-9730)
- Tracey J. Woodruff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3622-1297)
- Erin DeMicco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3038-2705)
- Kurunthachalam Kannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-7456)
- Rachel A. Morello-Frosch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-7287)
- Jessie Poulin Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7976-0157)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- Wadsworth Center (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Reproductive Science Center (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-025-00787-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60
Funders
- University of California, San Francisco