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Chemical and non-chemical stressors in a postpartum cohort through wristband and self report data: Links between increased chemical burden, economic, and racial stress.
Hickman, Elise; Frey, Jenna; Wylie, Amanda; Hartwell, Hadley J; Herkert, Nicholas J; Short, Sarah J; Mills-Koonce, W Roger; Fry, Rebecca C; Stapleton, Heather M; Propper, Cathi; Rager, Julia E.
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  • Hickman E; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, 4004 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB # 7325
  • Frey J; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 1
  • Wylie A; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, UNC Chapel Hill, 235 E. Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC Chapel Hill, 910 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States. Electronic address: acwylie@live.unc.edu.
  • Hartwell HJ; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 1
  • Herkert NJ; Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 9 Circuit Dr, Durham, NC 27710, United States. Electronic address: Nicholas.herkert@duke.edu.
  • Short SJ; Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706, United States; Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 625 W. Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703, United States. Electronic address: sjshort@wisc.edu.
  • Mills-Koonce WR; School of Education, UNC Chapel Hill, Peabody Hall, CB #3500, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. Electronic address: Mills-koonce@unc.edu.
  • Fry RC; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, 4004 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB # 7325
  • Stapleton HM; Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 9 Circuit Dr, Durham, NC 27710, United States. Electronic address: heather.stapleton@duke.edu.
  • Propper C; Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC Chapel Hill, 910 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States; School of Nursing, UNC Chapel Hill, 120 Medical Drive, CB #7460, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States. Electronic address: propper@unc.edu.
  • Rager JE; Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, 4004 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB # 7325
Environ Int ; 191: 108976, 2024 Aug 23.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39216331
ABSTRACT
Multiple external stressors are known to have adverse impacts on health and development. Certain groups are more vulnerable and/or more likely to be exposed toenvironmental, psychological, and social stressors simultaneously. Yet, few studies have examined combined exposure to environmental toxicants and psychosocial stress. Here, we integrated environmental chemical exposure data collected using silicone wristbands and self-report social stressor data within the Brain and Early Experience (BEE) perinatal cohort to understand co-exposure to environmental chemicals and social stress. Silicone wristbands were worn for one week by mothers throughout central North Carolina who were 6 months postpartum (n = 97). Exposure to 110 environmental chemicals across eight chemical classes was quantified on silicone wristbands using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Social stress was evaluated using eight established self-report questionnaires (e.g., Brief Symptom Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale), quantifying experiences such as race-related stress, economic strain, and relationship conflict. Hair cortisol levels were measured as an additional metric of stress. The chemical exposure landscape and associations among chemical exposure, demographic characteristics, and social stress were characterized through individual variable analyses, cluster and data reduction, and compiled scoring approaches to comprehensively evaluate chemical and social stress burdens. We found that chemicals contain co-occurring patterns largely based on chemical class, with phthalates representing the chemical class with highest exposure and polychlorinated biphenyls the lowest. Chemicals showed differential exposure across racial groups, with diethyl phthalate, triphenyl phosphate, and tris(3,5-dimethyl phenyl) phosphate at higher levels in Black participants compared with White participants. Integrating social stressor profiling with chemical exposure data identified one particularly vulnerable subset of participants in which high chemical exposure burden coincided with high experiences of racism and economic stress. These findings demonstrate co-occurring chemical and social stress, warranting further investigation to better understand how these combined stressors may contribute to disparities in maternal and child health.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Environ Int Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Environ Int Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos