Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Dutch general population is associated with adiposity-related traits

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 9311
• Main Authors: van der Meer, Thomas P., van Faassen, Martijn, van Beek, André P., Snieder, Harold, Kema, Ido P., Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H. R., van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Jana V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.06.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/163/2743/2037; 692/163/2743/393; 704/172/4081; Adipose tissue; Adiposity - drug effects; Adiposity - physiology; Adult; Bisphenol A; Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Cohort Studies; Diabetes mellitus; Endocrine disruptors; Endocrine Disruptors - adverse effects; Endocrine Disruptors - urine; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Female; Health risk assessment; High density lipoprotein; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; Metabolites; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Netherlands; Parabens - adverse effects; Phenols - adverse effects; Phenols - urine; Phthalic Acids - adverse effects; Phthalic Acids - urine; Physical activity; Population; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Triglycerides - blood; Waist Circumference; Netherlands
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66284-3

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) have been linked to a variety of cardiometabolic diseases. Yet, few studies have investigated the exposure to EDCs and cardiometabolic health taking lifestyle into account. We aimed to assess exposure to five parabens, three bisphenols and thirteen metabolites of in total eight phthalates in a general Dutch population and to investigate their association with cardiometabolic traits. In 662 adult subjects from the population-based Lifelines cohort, 21 EDC analytes were measured in 24-hour urine collected in 2012, using LC-MS/MS. Association analyses between cardiometabolic traits and EDC concentrations were performed using multivariate linear models adjusting for age, sex, education, smoking, diabetes, physical activity and caloric intake. Quartile analyses were performed to assess linearity. Bisphenol A, four parabens and eight phthalate metabolites were detected in 84-100% of the samples. Adjusted associations for MiBP and MBzP and adiposity-related traits were robust for multiple testing (Beta’s, BMI: 1.12, 2.52; waist circumference: 0.64, 1.56, respectively; FDR < 0.009). Associations for triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure were not. Linearity was confirmed for significant associations. Exposure to EDCs in the Dutch population is ubiquitous. We found direct associations between phthalates and adiposity-related traits. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.