Center for Interdisciplinary Population & Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Westbrook, Maine 04092, United States.
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.
Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Nov 12;58(45):19970-19980. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.4c08480. Epub 2024 Nov 1.
There is limited research on associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with areal bone mineral density (aBMD) through adolescence and whether bone-strengthening factors ameliorate effects. In the Project Viva cohort ( = 484; 50% female), we used sex-stratified linear regression and quantile g-computation mixture models to examine associations of mid-childhood (median: 7.8 years; 2007-2010) plasma PFAS concentrations with a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry total-body aBMD Z-score in early and late adolescence (median: 12.9 and 17.6 years, respectively). We explored stratum-specific estimates by parent/self-reported physical activity and dairy intake. Using linear mixed models, we evaluated associations with aBMD accrual from mid-childhood through late adolescence. Females with higher perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorodecanoate (PFDA) had lower early adolescent aBMD Z-score [e.g., β(95%CI)] per doubling PFOA: -0.19(-0.41, 0.03)]. Youth with higher PFOA and PFDA had lower late adolescent aBMD Z-score, but CIs were wide [e.g., PFOA: females, -0.12(-0.40, 0.16); males, -0.10(-0.42, 0.21)]. Mixture models generally corroborated single PFAS results, and in linear mixed models, females with higher PFAS concentrations, and males with higher PFOA, had slower aBMD accrual. Less active males with higher PFOA, PFDA, and the PFAS mixture had lower late adolescent aBMD Z-score. Some PFAS appeared more negatively associated with the aBMD Z-score among those who consumed less dairy, but there was not consistent evidence of effect modification. Exposure to select PFAS may affect bone accrual through adolescence, with possible resilience conferred by greater physical activity and dairy intake.
关于全氟和多氟烷基物质 (PFAS) 与青少年时期的骨面积骨密度 (aBMD) 之间的关联,以及是否有增强骨骼的因素可以改善这些关联,目前研究还很有限。在 Viva 项目队列(n=484,50%为女性)中,我们使用性别分层线性回归和分位数 g 计算混合模型来研究儿童中期(中位数:7.8 岁;2007-2010 年)血浆 PFAS 浓度与青少年早期和晚期(中位数:分别为 12.9 岁和 17.6 岁)双能 X 射线吸收法全身 aBMD Z 评分之间的关联。我们通过父母/自我报告的体育活动和乳制品摄入量探索了特定人群的估计值。我们使用线性混合模型评估了从儿童中期到青少年晚期的 aBMD 积累与 PFAS 之间的关联。具有较高全氟辛烷酸 (PFOA) 和全氟癸酸 (PFDA) 的女性,其青少年早期 aBMD Z 评分较低[例如,β(95%CI)]每增加一倍 PFOA:-0.19(-0.41,0.03)]。具有较高 PFOA 和 PFDA 的年轻人的青少年晚期 aBMD Z 评分较低,但置信区间较宽[例如,PFOA:女性,-0.12(-0.40,0.16);男性,-0.10(-0.42,0.21)]。混合模型通常证实了单一 PFAS 的结果,在线性混合模型中,具有较高 PFAS 浓度的女性和具有较高 PFOA 的男性,其 aBMD 积累速度较慢。活动较少的男性,如果 PFOA、PFDA 和 PFAS 混合物浓度较高,其青少年晚期的 aBMD Z 评分较低。一些 PFAS 似乎与乳制品摄入量较少的人群的 aBMD Z 评分的关联更为负相关,但没有一致的证据表明存在效应修饰。某些 PFAS 可能会影响青少年时期的骨骼积累,而更多的体育活动和乳制品摄入可能会提供一定的恢复力。