Exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids and markers of kidney function among children and adolescents living near a chemical plant

  • 30/04/2013

  • Environmental Health Perspectives

Serum levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) have been associated with decreased renal function in cross-sectional analyses, but the direction of the association is unclear. The researchers examined the association of measured and model-predicted serum PFOA concentrations with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a marker of kidney function, in a highly exposed population (median serum PFOA, 28.3 ng/mL).