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You are here: Home / Published Papers / EHSRC Member in the news, BPA linked to death risk

EHSRC Member in the news, BPA linked to death risk

August 26, 2020 By Curnick, Jacqueline A

EHSRC Member Dr. Wei Bao published a study  about Bisphenol A  (BPA) and death risk. The team’s findings have been featured in an article on Newsweek.com 

Here is an excerpt from piece, written by Kashmira Gander :

“The new study involved 3,883 adults in the U.S. aged 20 or over who were taking part in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2008. The participants provided samples of their urine, and gave information including their age, sex, race, diet, and exercise levels.

Of the total volunteers, 344 died 10 years after the study started, including 71 from cardiovascular disease, and 75 from cancer.

Dr. Wei Bao Department, assistant professor in the College of Public Health at University of Iowa and colleagues found that those who had higher levels of BPA in their urine had a greater risk of dying by the end of the study.

Participants with the highest levels of BPA had a 51 percent higher risk of death from any cause. The link remained when the researchers accounted for factors that might put a person at higher risk of dying, they said.”

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