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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2024

Association of Phenols, Parabens, and Their Mixture with Maternal Blood Pressure Measurements in the PROTECT Cohort.

Julia R Varshavsky, John D Meeker, Emily Zimmerman, Megan L Woodbury, Max T Aung, Zaira Y Rosario-Pabon, Amber L Cathey, Carmen M Vélez-Vega, José Cordero, Akram Alshawabkeh and 1 more

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Bisphenol S and female reproductive toxicity: a scoping review of human studies.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Julia R VarshavskyDepartment of Public Health and Health Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6891-7083
John D MeekerDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Emily ZimmermanDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Megan L WoodburyDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Max T AungDepartment of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Zaira Y Rosario-PabonDepartment of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
Amber L CatheyDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Carmen M Vélez-VegaDepartment of Social Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
José CorderoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Akram AlshawabkehDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Stephanie M EickGangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES007048 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ROB S MCCONNELL · 1996 to 2026
$46.4M
Research Experiences and Training Coordination CoreP42ES017198 · NIEHS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI HARRIS, SEAN M · 2010 to 2024
$38.6M
Pilot Project ProgramP30ES019776 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI William Michael Caudle · 2013 to 2026
$22.6M
Strategic Vision & Impact on Environmental HealthP30ES017885 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Dana Dolinoy · 2011 to 2026
$21.3M
Pregnancy Exposures to Chemical Mixtures and Later Metabolic Health and Endocrine Function Among Women in the Puerto Rico PROTECT CohortR01ES032203 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KARVONEN-GUTIERREZ, CARRIE ANNE, MEEKER, JOHN D. · 2020 to 2025
$2.0M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES007048NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES017885NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES019776NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES017198NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES032203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhenols and parabens are two classes of high production volume chemicals that are used widely in consumer and personal care products and have been associated with reproductive harm and pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes. However, studies examining their influence on maternal blood pressure and gestational hypertension are limited.

objectivesWe investigated associations between individual phenols, parabens, and their mixture on maternal blood pressure measurements, including systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) and hypertension during pregnancy (defined as stage 1 or 2 hypertension), among

methodsWe examined these relationships cross-sectionally at two time points during pregnancy (16-20 and 24-28 wks gestation) and longitudinally using linear mixed models (LMMs). Finally, we used quantile g-computation to examine the mixture effect on continuous (SBP, DBP) and binary (hypertension during pregnancy) blood pressure outcomes.

resultsWe observed a trend of higher odds of hypertension during pregnancy with exposure to multiple analytes and the overall mixture [including bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol S (BPS), triclocarbon (TCC), triclosan (TCS), benzophenone-3 (BP-3), 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP), methyl paraben (M-PB), propyl paraben (P-PB), butyl paraben (B-PB), and ethyl paraben (E-PB)], especially at 24-28 wk gestation, with an adjusted mixture

conclusionsOur findings indicate that phenol and paraben exposure may collectively increase the risk of stage 1 or 2 hypertension during pregnancy, which has important implications for fetal and maternal health. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14008.

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Blood PressureParabensPhenolsAdultCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedPregnancyPuerto RicoYoung AdultEnvironmental PollutantsParabensPhenols

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PMCPMC11323763

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