Urinary bisphenol A concentrations are associated with abnormal liver function in the elderly: a repeated panel study

Mee-Ri Lee, Hyunseung Park, Sanghyuk Bae, Youn-Hee Lim, Jin Hee Kim, Soo-Hun Cho, Yun-Chul Hong

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bisphenol A (4,40-isopropylidenediphenol, BPA) is known to adversely affect various organs. The liver is reported to be affected by BPA in animal studies. However, there are few studies in humans on the effects of BPA on the liver. Therefore, we evaluated the relationship between urinary BPA levels and liver function in elderly subjects using repeated measurements.

METHODS: From 2008 to 2010, a total of 560 elderly subjects residing in Seoul were each evaluated up to three times. At the first visit, demographic data, environmental exposure and lifestyle information were obtained from a systemised questionnaire. At each visit, blood and urine samples were collected and stored for analysis. Linear mixed and GLIMMIX model analyses were performed after adjusting for age, sex, Body Mass Index, alcohol consumption, urinary cotinine concentrations, exercise frequency, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level.

RESULTS: The mean urinary BPA concentration was 1.13 μg/g creatinine. Significant relationships were observed between urinary BPA and aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase after adjusting for potential confounders (p<0.05). When subjects were grouped according to urinary BPA concentrations divided by the median value, higher urinary BPA concentrations were associated with increased abnormal liver function (OR 2.66; 95% CI 1.15 to 5.90).

CONCLUSIONS: Community-level exposure to BPA was associated with abnormal liver function in the elderly, indicating that more stringent control of BPA is necessary to protect susceptible populations.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Vol/bind68
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)312-317
Antal sider6
ISSN0143-005X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2014
Udgivet eksterntJa

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