Drinking Water-Associated PFAS and Fluoroethers and Lipid Outcomes in the GenX Exposure Study.

Emma M RosenNadine KotlarzDetlef R U KnappeC Suzanne LeaDavid N CollierDavid B RichardsonJane A Hoppin

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2022)

PFNA and PFOS were associated with higher levels of total and non-HDL cholesterol, with associations larger in magnitude among older adults. In the presence of these legacy PFAS, fluoroethers appeared to be associated with HDL but not non-HDL lipid measures. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11033.

Keyphrases

drinking water
health risk
health risk assessment
fatty acid
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
weight loss
glycemic control