Cross-sectional association of arsenic exposure with thyroid function in Bangladeshi children aged 5 to 7 years
Our findings suggest that thyroid function may be a sensitive target of arsenic toxicity in early childhood. Longitudinal studies are necessary to assess the long-term effects of early-life arsenic exposure on thyroid function across the life course.
Authors
- Habibul Ahsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9808-377X)
- Maria Argos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4234-252X)
- C. Liu
- Hasan Shahriar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-0229)
- Brandon L. Pierce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7829-952X)
- Farzana Jasmine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5980-1174)
- Robert Michael Sargis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-2983)
- Tariqul Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1623-5210)
- Muhammad G. Kibriya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9784-6958)
- Prathiba Balakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3885-6950)
- Syed Emdadul Haque
- Yingyue Ni
- Brian Jackson
- Golam Sarwar
- Alauddin Ahmed
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Boston University (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago Research Bangladesh (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Health
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-025-01261-9
- Primary Topic
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00