Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
College/Unit
School of Public Health
Department/Program/Center
Epidemiology
Abstract
Background. Bisphenol A (BPA) is detected in the urine of 95% of US adults. Recent evidence from population-based studies suggests that BPA is associated with individual components for metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, no previous study has examined the direct association between BPA and MetS. Methods. We examined 2,104 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2008. The main outcome was the presence of MetS (). Results. Increasing levels of urinary BPA were positively associated with MetS, independent of confounders such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, and urinary creatinine. Compared to tertile 1 (referent), the multivariable adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of MetS in tertile 3 was 1.51 (1.07–2.12); -trend was 0.02. Conclusions. Urinary BPA levels are positively associated with MetS, in a representative sample of US adults and independent of traditional risk factors for MetS. Future, prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.
Digital Commons Citation
Teppala, Srinivas; Madhavan, Suresh; and Shankar, Anoop, "Bisphenol A and Metabolic Syndrome: Results from NHANES" (2012). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2716.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2716
Source Citation
Teppala, S., Madhavan, S., & Shankar, A. (2012). Bisphenol A and Metabolic Syndrome: Results from NHANES. International Journal of Endocrinology, 2012, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/598180
Comments
Copyright © 2012 Srinivas Teppala et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.