Association of polychlorinated biphenyls with vitamin D in female subjects

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 233; p. 116465
• Main Authors: Butler, Alexandra E., Brennan, Edwina, Drage, Daniel S., Sathyapalan, Thozhukat, Atkin, Stephen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.09.2023
• Subjects: body mass index; Cholecalciferol; females; gas chromatography; liquid chromatography; Organic pollutants; Polychlorinated biphenyls; regression analysis; tandem mass spectrometry; Vitamin D; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Organic pollutants; Vitamin D; Cholecalciferol

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are known endocrine disrupters. A potentially causal association of PCBs with vitamin D has been reported. Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower PCB levels whilst the strongest association of PCBs with BMI is in non-obese individuals. Therefore, this...