Does the timing of sample collection confound the association between prenatal serum PFAS concentrations and birthweight: results from two prospective cohort studies
These findings suggest that physiological changes in pregnancy may confound associations between serum PFAS and birthweight. Studies with PFAS measures later in pregnancy may overestimate the true effect of PFAS on fetal growth.
Authors
- Fangbiao Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-9670)
- Shuman Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3582-7062)
- Kun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8550-4571)
- Chunmei Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1639-7543)
- Kimberly Yolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4458-0516)
- Menglong Geng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3252-1460)
- George D. Papandonatos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6770-932X)
- Hong‐Seng Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3777-3640)
- Bruce P. Lanphear (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2598-5574)
- Xiaoyan Wu
- Aimin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9713-6438)
- Shuangqin Yan
- Joseph M. Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5239-3235)
- Juan Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6592-3024)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Brown University (US)
- Foshan Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (CN)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109990
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.86