Health status at birth of inuit newborn prenatally exposed to organochlorines
1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 27; Issue: 1-3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0045-6535(93)90313-t
ISSN1879-1298
AutoresÉric Dewailly, S. Bruneau, Pierre Ayotte, Claire Laliberté, Suzanne Gingras, D. Bélanger, Liliane A. Ferron,
Tópico(s)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
ResumoInuit women from the Kativik region of the Province of Québec display an unusually high body burden of organochlorine compounds. We investigated the possible effect of the in utero organochlorine exposure on the health status of Inuit newborns, as evaluated by birth weight, height, head circumference and TSH blood levels. Correlation analysis revealed statistically significant negative associations between male height at birth and the concentration of HCB, mirex, PCBs and PCDDs/PCDFs (TEQs) in milk fat. In contrast, positive associations were observed between female birth height and PCBs/PCDDs/PCDFs (TEQs) concentration. The associations between male newborn height and organochlorines remained statistically significant when controlling for mother age and the length of pregnancy.
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