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 modelTertileRace-specific associations of urinary phenols and parabens with adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Lee S, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Mukherjee B, Herman W, Park S. Race-specific associations of urinary phenols and parabens with adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environmental Pollution 2022, 303: 119164. PMID: 35306088, PMCID: PMC9883839, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy of Women's HealthBayesian kernel machine regressionWomen's HealthLeptin levelsBlack womenAssociated with lower leptinAssociated with favorable profilesAsian womenSoluble leptin receptorRacial differencesRace-specific associationsUrinary phenolCross-sectional associationsNo significant associationObesity-related metabolic diseasesLog-transformed levelsSOB-RKernel machine regressionSerum adipokinesMetabolic disease burdenEffect modificationNation Multi-Pollutant StudyLow leptinLeptin receptorLinear regression models
2021
Urinary concentrations of phenols and parabens and incident diabetes in midlife women
Lee S, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Mukherjee B, Herman W, Harlow S, Park S. Urinary concentrations of phenols and parabens and incident diabetes in midlife women. Environmental Epidemiology 2021, 5: e171. PMID: 34934892, PMCID: PMC8683147, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncident diabetesHazard ratioAssociated with incident diabetesStudy of Women's HealthMid-life womenAdjusted hazard ratiosAssociation of incident diabetesProspective cohort studyWomen's HealthNo significant associationWomen's backgroundConcentration of phenolJoint effectsExposure variablesG-computationQuantile-based g-computationWithin-person variabilityBenzophenone-3Cohort studyDiabetes-freeBisphenol ANonlinear associationSignificant associationJoint effect of mixturesConcentrations of bisphenol APer- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hormone Levels During the Menopausal Transition
Harlow S, Hood M, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Randolph J, Gold E, Park S. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hormone Levels During the Menopausal Transition. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021, 106: e4427-e4437. PMID: 34181018, PMCID: PMC8677593, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidlife womenSex hormone-binding globulinFollicle-stimulating hormoneInverse associationStudy of Women's HealthPositive associationMenopausal transitionBody mass indexReproductive ageWomen's HealthSignificant linear trendNo significant associationNulliparous womenLinear mixed modelsSmoking statusYears of ageMass indexHormone-binding globulinMenopausal statusLongitudinal serum concentrationsSignificant associationSerum PFAS concentrationsMidlifeWomenPolyfluoroalkyl substances