2022
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Hypertension in Multi-Racial/Ethnic Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Harlow S, Park S. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Hypertension in Multi-Racial/Ethnic Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Hypertension 2022, 79: 1876-1886. PMID: 35695012, PMCID: PMC9308661, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioIncident hypertensionLowest tertileHighest tertileStudy of Women's HealthFree of hypertensionCalculate hazard ratiosAnnual follow-up visitsCardiovascular disease riskCox proportional hazards modelsQuantile g-computationWomen's cardiovascular disease riskWomen's HealthNo significant associationProportional hazards modelMidlife womenFollow-up visitG-computationDisease riskBlood pressure controlSerum concentrationsSignificant associationPositive associationHazards modelTertile
2021
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women’s health across the nation 1999–2018
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Calafat A, Mukherjee B, Park S. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the study of women’s health across the nation 1999–2018. International Journal Of Obesity 2021, 45: 1937-1948. PMID: 33986457, PMCID: PMC8384652, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00848-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWaist circumferenceMidlife womenFat massLowest tertileAssociated with greater body sizeStudy of women's healthResultsAfter multivariable adjustmentAssociated with accelerated increaseTrajectories of weightAssociated with weightSubjects/MethodsThis studyWomen's HealthObesity riskFollow-upDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryLinear mixed modelsHighest tertileX-ray absorptiometryGreater body sizeMultivariable adjustmentBody fatEpidemiological evidenceNo significant resultsBody compositionAverage follow-up
2020
Associations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Incident Natural Menopause: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
Ding N, Harlow S, Randolph J, Calafat A, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold E, Park S. Associations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Incident Natural Menopause: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2020, 105: dgaa303. PMID: 32491182, PMCID: PMC7418447, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy of Women's HealthNatural menopauseHazard ratioSerum concentrationsWomen's HealthCohort of midlife womenConfidence intervalsCalculate hazard ratiosAdverse health outcomesPFAS serum concentrationsMonths of amenorrheaAssociation of perfluoroalkyl substancesEarly natural menopauseBaseline serum concentrationsCox proportional hazards modelsAssociated with earlier natural menopauseIsotope dilution tandem mass spectrometryHealth outcomesProportional hazards modelReverse causationBleeding episodesMidlife womenLowest tertileMedian timeHormone use