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ReviewDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2024

Association of maternal exposure to endocrine disruptor chemicals with cardio-metabolic risk factors in children during childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Mehran Rahimlou, Mir Ali Mousavi, Hossein Chiti, Mazyar Peyda, Seyedeh Neda Mousavi

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Review in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. FIGO committee opinion: Environmental drivers of obstetric health and early childhood development.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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  5. Endocrine disruptors and pregnancy.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025
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  6. Epigenetic Signatures in Hypospadias: Systematic Review.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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5 authors.

Mehran RahimlouDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Mir Ali MousaviDepartment of General Surgery, Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Hossein ChitiZanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Mazyar PeydaDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Honarestan St., Janbazan St., Zanjan, Iran.
Seyedeh Neda MousaviZanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. neda.mousavi@zums.ac.ir.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the present systematic review and meta-analysis, the association of maternal exposure to the endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with cardio-metabolic risk factors in children during childhood for the first time.

methodThe PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched, up to Feb 2023. In total 30 cohort studies had our inclusion criteria. A random-effects model was used for the variables that had considerable heterogeneity between studies. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) tool was used to classify the quality score of studies. All statistical analyses were conducted using Stata 14 and P-value < 0.05 considered as a significant level.

resultsIn the meta-analysis, maternal exposure to the EDCs was weakly associated with higher SBP (Fisher_Z: 0.06, CI: 0.04, 0.08), BMI (Fisher_Z: 0.07, CI: 0.06, 0.08), and WC (Fisher_Z: 0.06, CI: 0.03, 0.08) z-scores in children. A significant linear association was found between maternal exposure to the bisphenol-A and pesticides with BMI and WC z-score in children (p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed significant linear association of BPA and pesticides, in the urine samples of mothers at the first trimester of pregnancy, with BMI and WC z-score in children from 2-8 years (p < 0.05).

conclusionPrenatal exposure to the EDCs in the uterine period could increase the risk of obesity in children. Maternal exposure to bisphenol-A and pesticides showed the strongest association with the obesity, especially visceral form, in the next generation.

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Endocrine disruptor chemicalsMeta-analysisMetabolic disordersSystematic review

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PMID38576015
PMCPMC10993545

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