Prenatal Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposures and Neurodevelopment in U.S. Children through 5 Years of Age: The HOME Study

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• Alternative Title:
  Environ Health Perspect
• Personal Author:
  Chen, Aimin ; Yolton, Kimberly ; Rauch, Stephen A. ; Webster, Glenys M. ; Hornung, Richard ; Sjödin, Andreas ; Dietrich, Kim N. ; Lanphear, Bruce P.
• Description:
  Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are persistent chemicals that have been widely used as flame retardants in furniture, carpet padding, car seats, and other consumer products during the past three decades.|We examined whether in utero exposure to PBDEs is associated with child cognitive function and behavior in a U.S. study sample.|In a prospective birth cohort, we measured maternal serum concentrations of BDE-47 and other PBDE congeners in 309 women at 16 weeks of gestation during 2003-2006 and followed their children in Cincinnati, Ohio. We measured cognitive and motor abilities using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II at ages 1, 2, and 3 years; intelligence using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III at age 5 years; and children's behaviors using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children-2 annually at ages 2-5 years. We used linear mixed models or generalized estimating equations with adjustment for potential confounders to estimate associations between these outcomes and log10-transformed PBDE concentrations.|The geometric mean of BDE-47 in maternal serum (20.1 ng/g lipid) was comparable with U.S. adult national reference values. Prenatal BDE-47 was not significantly associated with Bayley Mental or Psychomotor Development Indices at 1-3 years, but a 10-fold increase in prenatal BDE-47 was associated with a 4.5-point decrease (95% CI: -8.8, -0.1) in Full-Scale IQ and a 3.3-point increase (95% CI: 0.3, 6.3) in the hyperactivity score at age 5 years.|Prenatal exposure to PBDEs was associated with lower IQ and higher hyperactivity scores in children.
• Subjects:
  Children's Health
• Source:
  Environ Health Perspect. 122(8):856-862.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P01 ES11261/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; R01 ES014575/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; R01 ES020349/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; R01 ES020349/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  122
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:98d14f957c5a3775ff39140107e9c475373a4c8047a3d2ce6003b68ca29408a7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24810/cdc_24810_DS1.pdf
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