Prenatal lead exposure, type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic risk factors in Mexican children at age 10-18 years.

CONCLUSIONS: In our study, we found that higher prenatal exposure to lead was associated with lower levels of cholesterols in children following a sex-specific pattern. Further studies with a larger sample size that examine whether sex is a potential modifier are needed to confirm our findings.
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Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - October 13, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Liu Y, Ettinger AS, Téllez-Rojo M, Sánchez BN, Zhang Z, Cantoral A, Hu H, Peterson KE Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research