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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

The Association of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Serum Levels and Allostatic Load by Country of Birth and the Length of Time in the United States.

Tahir Bashir, Fafanyo Asiseh, Kenrett Jefferson-Moore, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Dietary and social predictors of PFAS exposure in Hispanic children from Northern Virginia.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026
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Tahir BashirDepartment of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Fafanyo AsisehDepartment of Economics, Deese College of Business and Economics, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Kenrett Jefferson-MooreDepartment of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Emmanuel Obeng-GyasiDepartment of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3195-706X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) concentrations and allostatic load (AL) by the county of birth and the length of time in the United States of America (U.S.), in a representative sample of U.S. adults. Methods: Data from the 2007−2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used in this cross-sectional study on the U.S. adults aged 20 and older. The analysis was stratified by the length of time in the U.S. and by the county of birth. In all, the sample contained those who were US-born (n = 10,264), Mexico-born (n = 4018), other Spanish speaking country-born (n = 2989), and other not−Hispanic speaking country-born (n = 3911). Poisson models were used to assess the differences in AL and PFAS levels depending on country of birth and length of time in the U.S. Results: Estimates indicated that those born in Other non−Spanish speaking counties had the highest PFAS levels among the country of birth category in the database. Regarding length of time in the U.S., those born in Mexico had low PFAS levels when their length of time in the U.S. was short. The Mexico-born category presented the most at-risk high serum PFAS levels, with AL levels increasing by length of time in the U.S. (p-value < 0.001). Conclusion: This study found that PFAS concentrations increased by the length of time residing in the U.S. Those born in other non−Hispanic counties had the highest PFAS levels among all the categories. In general, AL and PFAS levels are mostly associated with the length of time in the U.S., with foreign-born individuals having increased levels of both the longer they stay.

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AllostasisEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansNutrition SurveysUnited StatesEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsallostatic loadcountry of birthlength of time in the U.S.PFAS

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PMID35954796
PMCPMC9367790

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