The association between perchlorate in drinking water and height and weight of children and adolescents in Southwest China: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Xufang Gao¹  Fayang Kang²  Shimiao Zong³  Qiaoqiao Ren⁴  Hongyu Guo⁴  Li Yong⁴  Yang Jiang⁴  Liang Zhou⁴  Li Zhang⁴  Ling Qin⁴  Jianyu Chen⁴  Wei Huang⁵ 

[1] Chengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, China;Guangyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangyuan, China;School of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China;Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, China;Zigong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zigong, China;

关键词: drinking water;    perchlorate;    children;    adolescents;    height;    weight;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1260612

 received in 2023-07-18, accepted in 2023-09-20,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between the concentration of perchlorate in drinking water and the height and weight of children and adolescents in Sichuan Province.MethodsPerchlorate in the drinking water of 24 counties in Sichuan Province from 2021 to 2022 was detected and analyzed, 66 drinking water samples were collected, and the content of perchlorate in drinking water during the wet season and dry season was detected by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography in series. The linear mixed effect model was used to estimate the relationship between perchlorate in drinking water and the height and weight of 144,644 children and adolescents, and 33 pieces of local average wage data were used as confounding factors for quality control.ResultsAfter controlling the age, gender, and local economic situation, we found that the concentration of perchlorate in drinking water increased by 10 μg/L is associated with a 1.0 cm decrease in height and a 1.6 kg decrease in weight in children and adolescents (p < 0.05).ConclusionThe concentration of perchlorate in drinking water may be negatively correlated with the height and weight of children.

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