Association of serum levels of 4-tertiary-octylphenol with cardiovascular risk factors and carotid intima-media thickness in adolescents and young adults. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Chien-Yu; Hwang, Yi-Ting; Chen, Pau-Chung; Sung, Fung-Chang; Su, Ta-Chen
• Is Part Of: Environmental pollution. Volume 246(2019)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 113
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: 4-Tertiary-Octylphenol (4-t-OP) -- Bisphenol A (BPA) -- Cardiovascular disease risk factors -- Common carotid artery intima-media thickness -- Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR); Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Effets physiologiques -- Périodiques; Pollution; Pollution -- Environmental aspects; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 363.73
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.110
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-7491

Abstract

Abstract: In the family of alkylphenolic compounds, 4-tertiary-Octylphenol (4-t-OP) is extensively used in many products. In animal and in vitro studies, 4-t-OP exposure has been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors; however, there are no previous human epidemiological studies. In this study, 886 subjects were recruited from a cohort of Taiwanese adolescents and young adults to study the relationship between serum levels of 4-t-OP, CVD risk factors, and common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT). The geometric mean (SD) 4-t-OP concentration was 32.52 (1.71) ng/mL. We found that serum levels of 4-t-OP were negatively associated with markers of glucose homeostasis (insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-β)), z score of body mass index (BMI z score) and CIMT but were positively associated with lipid profiles (high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), Apolipoprotein A1). A one-unit elevation in natural log-transformed 4-t-OP (ng/mL) was negatively correlated with CIMT (mm) (β = −0.029, SE = 0.003, P < 0.001) in multiple linear regression analyses. The relationship between 4-t-OP and CIMT remained the same in all subgroups or if bisphenol A (BPA) was considered a covariate. In this study, we observed that higher levels of 4-t-OP levels were negatively correlated with markers of glucose homeostasis, BMI z score, and CIMT; positively correlated with lipid profiles (HDL-C and apolipoprotein A) in this cohort. Future research on exposure to 4-t-OP and CVD risk factors is warranted. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: The association between serum 4-t-OP concentration, CVD risk factors and CIMT were studied among 886 young persons. The serum 4-t-OP concentration was associated with CVD risk factors and CIMT. The association between 4-t-OP and CIMT was remained the same in all subgroups. Abstract : 4-tertiary-Octylphenol levels were correlated with CVD risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in this cohort of adolescents and young adults.