Associations between exposure to brominated flame retardants and gallstones risk in U.S. adults
Among the evaluated BFRs, dibutyl phosphate was most strongly associated with gallstone prevalence, potentially involving pathways related to neuromodulation and activation. Although these findings do not establish causality, they suggest that BFR exposure may increase the risk of gallstones.
Authors
- Qingsheng Yu
- Quansheng Xuan
- Xiuquan Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7985-6757)
- Yangyang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4886-9915)
- Lei Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7710-353X)
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Yuhang District (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119113
- Primary Topic
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00