The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016

Organophosphate (OP) insecticides represent some of the most common environmental contaminants in the United States. Organophosphate insecticide use has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, including hypertension (HTN) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), but results from current studies...

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Main Authors: Frank Glover, Kyle Steenland, Michael L. Eisenberg, Federico Belladelli, Evan Mulloy, Francesco Del Giudice, William M. Caudle
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773049222000356
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author Frank Glover
Kyle Steenland
Michael L. Eisenberg
Federico Belladelli
Evan Mulloy
Francesco Del Giudice
William M. Caudle
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Michael L. Eisenberg
Federico Belladelli
Evan Mulloy
Francesco Del Giudice
William M. Caudle
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description Organophosphate (OP) insecticides represent some of the most common environmental contaminants in the United States. Organophosphate insecticide use has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, including hypertension (HTN) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), but results from current studies are conflicting and inconclusive. In a study of 916 U.S. adults from the 2015–2016 NHANES cycle, we investigated the association between five dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of OP insecticides and blood pressure parameters (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, mean arterial pressure, HTN), as well the association between total body burden of DAPs with HTN and MetS. Weighted, multivariable linear regression revealed significant, inverse associations between diethylphosphate and systolic blood pressure (β= -0.16 p = 0.02), diethylthiophosphate and systolic blood pressure (β= -0.91 p = 0.01), total DAP exposure and systolic blood pressure (β= -0.13, p = 0.04), and between dimethylphosphate and diastolic blood pressure (β= -0.15, p = 0.0075). No significant associations were observed between total DAP exposure and odds of HTN. We additionally modeled the odds of abnormally high pulse pressure given specific quartile of total DAP exposure. Results showed a significant association between diethylphosphate and odds of abnormal pulse pressure (OR=1.29, 95% CI[1.01,1.65]), and between total DAP exposure and odds of abnormal pulse pressure (OR=1.05, 95% CI[1.03,1.10]). Lastly, we found that adults in the 3rd quartile of OP metabolite exposure had a 3.61 increased odds of having MetS when compared to individuals in the 1st quartile (OR=3.61, 95% CI[1.32,9.85]).Our preliminary findings support data from previous studies suggesting a role for OP insecticides in the pathogenesis of blood pressure dysregulation and MetS. Future studies are warranted to corroborate these findings, determine population-level clinical significance, and to elucidate potential mechanisms explaining these associations.
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spelling doaj.art-5e6758b46c794c45a5794b8fcc4d2acb2023-08-20T04:39:01ZengElsevierHygiene and Environmental Health Advances2773-04922022-12-014100035The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016Frank Glover0Kyle Steenland1Michael L. Eisenberg2Federico Belladelli3Evan Mulloy4Francesco Del Giudice5William M. Caudle6Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Corresponding author.Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United StatesDepartment of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United StatesDepartment of Maternal-Infant and Urological Sciences, “Sapienza” Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United StatesDepartment of Maternal-Infant and Urological Sciences, “Sapienza” Rome University, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, ItalyEmory Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United StatesOrganophosphate (OP) insecticides represent some of the most common environmental contaminants in the United States. Organophosphate insecticide use has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, including hypertension (HTN) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), but results from current studies are conflicting and inconclusive. In a study of 916 U.S. adults from the 2015–2016 NHANES cycle, we investigated the association between five dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of OP insecticides and blood pressure parameters (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, mean arterial pressure, HTN), as well the association between total body burden of DAPs with HTN and MetS. Weighted, multivariable linear regression revealed significant, inverse associations between diethylphosphate and systolic blood pressure (β= -0.16 p = 0.02), diethylthiophosphate and systolic blood pressure (β= -0.91 p = 0.01), total DAP exposure and systolic blood pressure (β= -0.13, p = 0.04), and between dimethylphosphate and diastolic blood pressure (β= -0.15, p = 0.0075). No significant associations were observed between total DAP exposure and odds of HTN. We additionally modeled the odds of abnormally high pulse pressure given specific quartile of total DAP exposure. Results showed a significant association between diethylphosphate and odds of abnormal pulse pressure (OR=1.29, 95% CI[1.01,1.65]), and between total DAP exposure and odds of abnormal pulse pressure (OR=1.05, 95% CI[1.03,1.10]). Lastly, we found that adults in the 3rd quartile of OP metabolite exposure had a 3.61 increased odds of having MetS when compared to individuals in the 1st quartile (OR=3.61, 95% CI[1.32,9.85]).Our preliminary findings support data from previous studies suggesting a role for OP insecticides in the pathogenesis of blood pressure dysregulation and MetS. Future studies are warranted to corroborate these findings, determine population-level clinical significance, and to elucidate potential mechanisms explaining these associations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773049222000356
spellingShingle Frank Glover
Kyle Steenland
Michael L. Eisenberg
Federico Belladelli
Evan Mulloy
Francesco Del Giudice
William M. Caudle
The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances
title The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016
title_full The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016
title_fullStr The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016
title_full_unstemmed The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016
title_short The association between organophosphate insecticides, blood pressure dysregulation, and metabolic syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016
title_sort association between organophosphate insecticides blood pressure dysregulation and metabolic syndrome among u s adults nhanes 2015 2016
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773049222000356
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