Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies
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Abstract
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and childhood obesity. We focused on organochlorines (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane [DDT], dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene [DDE], hexachlorobenzene [HCB], and polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]), perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) that are the POPs more widely studied in environmental birth cohorts so far. We search two databases (PubMed and Embase) through July/09/2021 and identified 33 studies reporting associations with prenatal organochlorine exposure, 21 studies reporting associations with prenatal PFAS, and five studies reporting associations with prenatal PBDEs. We conducted a qualitative review. Additionally, we performed random-effects meta-analyses of POP exposures, with data estimates from at least three prospective studies, and BMI-z. Prenatal DDE and HCB levels were associated with higher BMI z-score in childhood (beta: 0.12, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.21; I2 : 28.1% per study-specific log increase of DDE and beta: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.09, 0.53; I2 : 31.9% per study-specific log increase of HCB). No significant associations between PCB-153, PFOA, PFOS, or pentaPBDEs with childhood BMI were found in meta-analyses. In individual studies, there was inconclusive evidence that POP levels were positively associated with other obesity indicators (e.g., waist circumference).
Date Issued
2021-11-12
Date Acceptance
2021-10-11
Citation
Obesity Reviews, 2021, 23 (S1), pp.1-16
ISSN
1467-7881
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1
End Page
16
Journal / Book Title
Obesity Reviews
Volume
23
Issue
S1
Copyright Statement
© 2021 World Obesity Federation. . This is the peer reviewed version of the following article, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.13383. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34766696
Subjects
childhood, STOP project
obesity
persistent organic pollutants
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Article Number
ARTN e13383
Date Publish Online
2021-11-12