Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Lead and Repeated Measures of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Indicators From Childhood to Preadolescence

Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Lead and Repeated Measures of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Indicators From Childhood to Preadolescence

Background: Exposure to lead (Pb) during the early life stages has been associated with the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Longitudinal studies of Pb exposure in critical developmental windows in children are limited.Methods: Our study included 601 mother–child dyads from the PROGRESS (Pr...

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Main Authors: Karla Muciño-Sandoval, Ana Carolina Ariza, Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo, María Luisa Pizano-Zárate, Adriana Mercado-García, Robert Wright, Martha Maria Téllez-Rojo, Alison P. Sanders, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
lead
prenatal exposure
metabolic syndrome
early childhood
heavy metals
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.750316/full

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