title: Maternal exposure to bisphenol-A and fetal growth restriction: a case-referent study.
abstract: We conducted a case-referent study of the effect of exposure to bisphenol-A on fetal growth in utero in full-term, live-born singletons in Alberta, Canada. Newborns <10 percentile of expected weight for gestational age and sex were individually matched on sex, maternal smoking and maternal age to referents with weight appropriate to gestational age. Exposure of the fetus to bisphenol-A was estimated from maternal serum collected at 15-16 weeks of gestation. We pooled sera across subjects for exposure assessment, stratified on case-referent status and sex. Individual 1:1 matching was maintained in assembling 69 case and 69 referent pools created from 550 case-referent pairs. Matched pools had an equal number of aliquots from individual women. We used an analytical strategy conditioning on matched set and total pool-level values of covariates to estimate individual-level effects. Pools of cases and referents had identical geometric mean bisphenol-A concentrations (0.5 ng/mL) and similar geometric standard deviations (2.3-2.5). Mean difference in concentration between matched pools was 0 ng/mL, standard deviation: 1 ng/mL. Stratification by sex and control for confounding did not suggest bisphenol-A increased fetal growth restriction. Our analysis does not provide evidence to support the hypothesis that bisphenol-A contributes to fetal growth restriction in full-term singletons.
authors: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G3, Canada. igor.burstyn@drexel.edu.
authors: Igor
authors: I
authors: Burstyn
authors: Jonathan W
authors: JW
authors: Martin
authors: Sanjay
authors: S
authors: Beesoon
authors: Fiona
authors: F
authors: Bamforth
authors: Qiaozhi
authors: Q
authors: Li
authors: Yutaka
authors: Y
authors: Yasui
authors: Nicola M
authors: NM
authors: Cherry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D048788:Growth and Development / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008297:Male; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D010636:Phenols / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010636:Phenols; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds