date:Sep 05, 2012
The study suggests increasing PFOA levels in the blood were positively associated with the presence of CVD and PAD. This association seemed to be independent of age, sex, race, smoking status, body mass index, diabetes Mellitus, hypertension and cholesterol levels.
Health effects
Our results contribute to the emerging data on health effects of perfluoroalkyl chemicals, suggesting for the first time that PFOA exposure is potentially related to CVD and PAD,the researchers said.However, owing to