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Estimating effects of arsenic exposure during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes in a Bangladeshi cohort

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  • BACKGROUND: The relationship between arsenic and birth weight is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the causal relationship between prenatal arsenic exposure and birth weight considering the potential mediation effects of gestational age (GA) and maternal weight gain (MWG) during pregnancy using structural equation models (SEMs). METHODS: A prospectively enrolled cohort of pregnant women was recruited in Bangladesh from 2008-2011. Arsenic was measured in personal drinking water at the time of enrollment (<16 GA, N=1,140) and in toenails collected ≤1 month postpartum (N=624) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. SEMs estimated the direct and indirect effects of arsenic on birth weight with GA and MWG considered as mediating variables. RESULTS: Every unit increase in natural log water arsenic was indirectly associated with decreased birth weight (β=-19.17 grams, 95% CI: -24.64, -13.69) after adjusting for other risk factors. This association was mediated entirely through GA (β=-17.37 grams, 95% CI: -22.77, -11.98) and MWG during pregnancy (β=-1.80 grams, 95% CI: -3.72, 0.13). When exposure was modeled using toenail arsenic concentrations, similar results were observed. Every increase in natural log toenail arsenic was indirectly associated with decreased birth weight (β=-15.72 grams, 95% CI: -24.52, -6.91) which was mediated through GA (β=-13.59 grams, 95% CI: -22.10, -5.07) and MWG during pregnancy (β=-2.13grams, 95% CI: -5.24, 0.96). CONCLUSION: Arsenic exposure during pregnancy was associated with lower birth weight. The effect of arsenic on birth weight appears to be mediated mainly through decreasing gestational age and to a lesser extent by lower maternal weight gain during pregnancy.
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  • Kile, M. L., Cardenas, A., Rodrigues, E., Mazumdar, M., Dobson, C., Golam, M., ... & Christiani, D. C. (2016). Estimating effects of arsenic exposure during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes in a Bangladeshi cohort. Epidemiology, 27(2), 173-181. doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000416
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  • 27
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  • This work was supported by grants from the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01 ES015533, K01 ES017800, P30 ES000210, P30 ES000002, P42 ES016454, and T41 OH008416).
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