2023
The role of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension: Results from the study of Women's health across the nation
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Zota A, Mukherjee B, Harlow S, Park S. The role of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension: Results from the study of Women's health across the nation. Environmental Research 2023, 227: 115813. PMID: 37004857, PMCID: PMC10227830, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of Women's HealthRacial/ethnic disparitiesWomen's HealthIncident hypertensionMidlife womenSerum PFAS concentrationsHypertension onsetModifiable risk factorsAnnual follow-up visitsCausal mediation analysisContribution of environmental pollutionPublic health problemAssociated with hypertensionRacial/ethnic differencesPFAS exposureBlack participantsWhite participantsFollow-up visitG-computationQuantile-based g-computationWhite womenHealth problemsPFAS concentrationsExposure to per-Disparities
2019
Determinants of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in midlife women: Evidence of racial/ethnic and geographic differences in PFAS exposure
Park S, Peng Q, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Harlow S. Determinants of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in midlife women: Evidence of racial/ethnic and geographic differences in PFAS exposure. Environmental Research 2019, 175: 186-199. PMID: 31129528, PMCID: PMC6579633, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite womenIntake of salty snacksStudy of Women's HealthPoly-fluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctane sulfonic acidDeterminants of PFAS concentrationsDeterminants of PFAS exposurePFAS exposureConcentrations of PFASsSalty snacksWomen's HealthPublic health concernPre-specified variablesLinear perfluorooctanoic acidPerfluorooctanoic acidExposure backgroundMidlife womenHigher intakePerfluorononanoic acidLow PFAS concentrationsPFNA concentrationsBlack womenRace/ethnicityHigher concentrationsPFAS concentrations