Table 2.
Category | Health Concerns |
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Endocrine systems | Weight (overweight and obesity) and height |
Type II diabetes and insulin resistance | |
Thyroid function and increased risk of thyroid cancer | |
Higher systolic blood pressure | |
Anogenital distance | |
Precocious puberty | |
Males: genital development, semen quality | |
Females: pregnancy outcome (pregnancy loss and preterm birth, low birth weight), reproductive hormones (including lueinizing hormone, sex hormone-binding globulin, earlier menopause) | |
Others | Respiratory system: allergy and asthma Nervous system: delayed neurodevelopment, social impairment |