2021
Psychosocial status modifies the effect of maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations on birth outcomes
Ashrap P, Aker A, Watkins D, Mukherjee B, Rosario-Pabón Z, Vélez-Vega C, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Psychosocial status modifies the effect of maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations on birth outcomes. Environment International 2021, 149: 106418. PMID: 33548848, PMCID: PMC7897320, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse birth outcomesPsychosocial statusBirth outcomesBody mass indexPsychosocial stressPreterm birthOdds ratioAssociated with adverse birth outcomesPre-pregnancy body mass indexSecond-hand smoke exposurePrenatal psychosocial stressPregnant womenBlood metalsClusters of womenEffects of psychosocial stressPuerto Rico TestsiteIncreased odds ratioSocial supportPerceived stressMaternal educationAdverse associationOverall preterm birthLow birth weightSpontaneous preterm birthCohort study
2019
Interactions between chemicals and non-chemical stressors: The modifying effect of life events on the association between triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational length in a Puerto Rican cohort
Aker A, McConnell R, Loch-Caruso R, Park S, Mukherjee B, Rosario Z, Vélez-Vega C, Huerta-Montanez G, Alshawabkeh A, Cordero J, Meeker J. Interactions between chemicals and non-chemical stressors: The modifying effect of life events on the association between triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational length in a Puerto Rican cohort. The Science Of The Total Environment 2019, 708: 134719. PMID: 31785910, PMCID: PMC6957748, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife eventsLinear regression modelsMultiple linear regression modelNegative life eventsPresence of negative life eventsPsychosocial stress measuresAdverse birth outcomesPregnancy cohort studyRegression modelsEffects of psychosocial stressPsychosocial factorsNon-chemical stressorsBirth outcomesEffects of life eventsCohort studyPsychosocial stressPositive LEsPositive life eventsExposure biomarkersSignificant modifiersPrenatal exposureSignificant interactionWomenAssociationRate of events