Environmental exposure to perchlorate, nitrate and thiocyanate, and thyroid function in Chinese adults: A community-based cross-sectional study

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 171; p. 107713
• Main Authors: King, Lei, Wang, Qiang, Xia, Lili, Wang, Pei, Jiang, Guanhua, Li, Wanyi, Huang, Yue, Liang, Xiaoling, Peng, Xiaolin, Li, Yonggang, Chen, Liangkai, Liu, Liegang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bayes Theorem; Bayesian theory; blood serum; China; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cross-sectional study; East Asian People; environment; environmental exposure; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Female; Humans; iodine; Iodine - urine; linear models; Male; males; Middle Aged; Nitrate; Nitrates; Perchlorate; perchlorates; Perchlorates - adverse effects; Perchlorates - urine; sodium; symporters; Thiocyanate; thiocyanates; Thiocyanates - urine; Thyroid; thyroid function; Thyroid Gland; Thyrotropin; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine; China; Perchlorate; Nitrate; Cross-sectional study; Thiocyanate; Thyroid

[Display omitted] •Exposure to perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate was ubiquitous in the Chinese adult population.•Urinary perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate were associated with significant changes in thyroid function markers.•Co-exposure to three goitrogenic anions was inversely associated wi...