2021
Urinary metals and metal mixtures and timing of natural menopause in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
Wang X, Ding N, Harlow S, Randolph J, Mukherjee B, Gold E, Park S. Urinary metals and metal mixtures and timing of natural menopause in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environment International 2021, 157: 106781. PMID: 34311223, PMCID: PMC8490279, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal mixturesMetal concentrationsTiming of natural menopauseCox proportional hazards modelsNatural menopauseStudy of Women's HealthProportional hazards modelHazard ratioEnvironmental risk scoreLowest quartileIndividual metal concentrationsExposure to metalsUrinary metal concentrationsHazards modelMedian follow-upMonths of amenorrheaWomen's HealthAssociated with earlier natural menopauseEarly natural menopauseUrinary metalsNation Multi-Pollutant StudyBleeding episodesHormone therapyPremenopausal womenMedian age
2020
Urinary metals and adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the nation (SWAN)
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Mukherjee B, Herman W, Park S. Urinary metals and adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the nation (SWAN). Environmental Research 2020, 196: 110426. PMID: 33157106, PMCID: PMC8093324, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy of Women's HealthWomen's HealthExposure to cadmiumUrinary metal concentrationsUrinary molybdenumMetal concentrationsMetal exposureSOB-RUrinary metalsNation Multi-Pollutant StudyAssociated with favorable profilesStandard deviation increaseCadmiumLinear regression modelsAdverse adipokine profileMidlife womenLevels of sOB-RHMW adiponectinUrinary cesiumFollow-up visitHuman populationSoluble leptin receptorAdaptive elastic-netSOB-R levelsMetalUrinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Mukherjee B, Harlow S, Park S. Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2020, 8: e001233. PMID: 32747380, PMCID: PMC7398092, DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary metal concentrationsMetal concentrationsMetal mixturesUrinary excretion of zincStudy of Women's HealthExposure to metal mixturesExcretion of zincIncident diabetesWomen's HealthAssociated with higher risk of diabetesSelf-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetesMidlife womenAssociated with higher riskUrinary metalsHigh risk of diabetesCox proportional hazards modelsIncreased urinary excretionMultiethnic Cohort StudyFree of diabetesHigher overall exposureIncreased urinary excretion of zincAssociated with elevated riskRisk of diabetesDoctor-diagnosed diabetesHigher urinary concentrations
2019
Urinary metals and metal mixtures in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Harlow S, Park S. Urinary metals and metal mixtures in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2019, 222: 778-789. PMID: 31103473, PMCID: PMC6583796, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple metalsMetal mixturesExposure to multiple metalsExposure patternsConcentrations of metalsExposure to metalsConsumption of seafoodHigh-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryMeasured urinary concentrationsGeometric mean concentrationsMetal exposurePlasma mass spectrometrySeafood intakeUrinary metalsMean concentrationsRice intakeSeafoodUrinary concentrationsDetectable concentrationHigher exposuresGeographical characteristicsMercuryLead levelsMetal