The Effect of Perfluorooctanoic Acid on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus/Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Loading...
Penn collection
Interdisciplinary Centers, Units and Projects::Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF)::Fall Research Expo
Degree type
Discipline
Data Science
Subject
Epidemiology
Funder
Grant number
Copyright date
2025-09-28
Distributor
Related resources
Author
Batey, Ashley
Ko, Jennifer
Williams, Kelli
Puvvula, Jagadeesh
Chen, Aimin
Contributor
Abstract
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a man-made, persistent containment found in everyday items, drinking water, and food.1 PFOA is suspected to decrease β-cell function, which monitors glucose homeostasis and regulates insulin secretion.1 Pregnant women are more susceptible to insulin resistance due to hormonal imbalance, so proper regulation of insulin and glucose is crucial.2 We hypothesize that PFOA is associated with an increased odds of GDM/IGT in U.S. pregnant women.
Advisor
Date of presentation
2025-09-15
Conference name
Conference dates
Conference location
Date Range for Data Collection (Start Date)
Date Range for Data Collection (End Date)
Digital Object Identifier
Series name and number
Volume number
Issue number
Publisher
Publisher DOI
Comments
This project was supported with funding from the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring (PURM) program.