Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6351410 | Environmental Research | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The geometric mean (GM) for urinary perchlorate was 4.04 µg/L, for TSH 1.46 mIU/L, and the arithmetic mean for FT4 1.11 ng/dL in 359 NCS women. In 330 women with completed FFQs, consumption of leafy greens, winter season, and Hispanic ethnicity were significant predictors of higher urinary perchlorate, which differed significantly by study site and primary drinking water source, and bottled water was associated with higher urinary perchlorate compared to filtered tap water. Leafy greens consumption was associated with higher urinary NO3 and higher urinary SCN. There was no association between urinary perchlorate or PEC and TSH or FT4, even for women with urinary iodine <100 µg/L. GM urinary perchlorate concentrations in the full sample (n=494) of third trimester NCS women (4.03 µg/L) were similar to pregnant women in NHANES (3.58 µg/L).
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Authors
Mary E. Mortensen, Rebecca Birch, Lee-Yang Wong, Liza Valentin-Blasini, Elizabeth B. Boyle, Kathleen L. Caldwell, Lori S. Merrill, John Jr., Benjamin C. Blount,