Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Apr 8;193(4):606-616. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad233.
We applied a novel hierarchical Bayesian weighted quantile sum (HBWQS) regression to combine data across 3 study sites to examine associations between prenatal exposure to metals and cognitive functioning in childhood. Data from 326 mother-child dyads enrolled in an ongoing cohort study, the Programming of Intergenerational Stress Mechanisms (PRISM) Study, based in New York, New York (recruitment in 2013-2020) and Boston, Massachusetts (recruitment 2011-2013), and the First Thousand Days of Life (FTDL) cohort study (recruitment 2012-2019), based in northern Virginia, were used. Arsenic, cadmium, manganese, lead, and antimony were measured in urine collected during pregnancy. Cognitive functioning was assessed in children aged 3-11 years using the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery. The HBWQS regression showed a negative association between the urinary metal mixture and the Cognition Early Childhood Composite Score in the PRISM New York City (β = -3.67, 95% credible interval (CrI): -7.61, -0.01) and FTDL (β = -3.76, 95% CrI: -7.66, -0.24) samples, with a similar trend in the PRISM Boston sample (β = -3.24, 95% CrI: -6.77, 0.144). We did not detect these associations in traditionally pooled models. HBWQS regression allowed us to account for site heterogeneity and detect associations between prenatal metal-mixture exposure and cognitive outcomes in childhood. Given the ubiquity of metals exposure, interventions aimed at reducing prenatal exposure may improve cognitive outcomes in children. This article is part of a Special Collection on Environmental Epidemiology.
我们应用了一种新的分层贝叶斯加权分位数和(HBWQS)回归方法,将来自三个研究地点的数据进行合并,以研究产前金属暴露与儿童认知功能之间的关联。该研究的数据来自正在进行的队列研究“代际应激机制编程(PRISM)研究”中的 326 对母婴对,该研究位于纽约(2013-2020 年招募)和马萨诸塞州波士顿(2011-2013 年招募);以及位于弗吉尼亚州北部的“生命的第一个一千天(FTDL)”队列研究(2012-2019 年招募)。在妊娠期间收集尿液,检测砷、镉、锰、铅和锑。使用国家卫生研究院认知工具包评估 3-11 岁儿童的认知功能。HBWQS 回归显示,在 PRISM 纽约市(β=-3.67,95%可信区间[CrI]:-7.61,-0.01)和 FTDL(β=-3.76,95% CrI:-7.66,-0.24)样本中,尿液中金属混合物与认知早期综合评分呈负相关,PRISM 波士顿样本也存在类似的趋势(β=-3.24,95% CrI:-6.77,0.144)。我们在传统的汇总模型中未检测到这些关联。HBWQS 回归允许我们考虑地点异质性,并检测产前金属混合物暴露与儿童认知结果之间的关联。鉴于金属暴露的普遍性,旨在减少产前暴露的干预措施可能会改善儿童的认知结果。本文是环境流行病学专题特刊的一部分。