Moderate Prenatal Cadmium Exposure and Adverse Birth Outcomes: a Role for Sex ‐Specific Differences?

ConclusionIn these pregnant women with moderate prenatal Cd exposure there evidence of adverse associations with birth anthropometry variables in the whole group. However, there was evidence of associations with anthropometric variables in girls that were not evident in boys. Sex‐specific effects require further investigation in large cohorts as a possible contributor to the lack of associations generally found in mixed‐sex studies.

Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Caroline M. Taylor, Jean Golding, Alan M. Emond Tags: Original Article Source Type: research