date:Sep 05, 2012
The analysis of 1,216 individuals linked perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to the circulatory diseases, according to Anoop Shankar and colleagues from the West Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown.
The research examined the association between serum (blood) levels of PFOA and the presence of CVD and PAD, a marker of atherosclerosis, in a nationally representative group of adults. Merged data from the 1999-2000 and 2003-2004 National Health Nutrition Examination Survey was used.