Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Glucose Homeostasis in Youth

Abstract

Youth exposure to PFHxS was associated with dysregulated glucose metabolism in females, which may be due to changes in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>β</mml:mi><mml:mtext>-cell</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:math> function. These associations appeared during puberty and were most pronounced postpuberty. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9200.