Publications and news

2022

• Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Gold EB, Derby C, Greendale G, Wu X, Schwartz J, Park SK. Longitudinal Associations of Air Pollution with Body Size and Composition in Midlife Women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Diabetes Care 2022. In press. PMID:36084038.

• Park SK, Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA. Potential confounders in the association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substance exposure and diabetes. Reply to Harada KH, Harada Sassa M [letter]. Diabetologia 2022. In press. PMID:35849164.

• Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Calafat AM, Harlow SD, Park SK. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incident hypertension in multi-racial/ethnic women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Hypertension 2022;79(8):1876-1886. PMID: 35695012. PMCID: PMC9308661.

  • https://newsroom.heart.org/news/forever-chemicals-linked-to-hypertension-in-middle-aged-women

  • https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20220613/common-endocrinedisrupting-chemicals-may-drive-incident-hypertension-in-midlife-women

  • https://consumer.healthday.com/6-13-pfas-forever-chemicals-may-raise-a-woman-s-blood-pressure-2657476153.html

• Park SK, Wang X, Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Calafat AM, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Incident Diabetes in Midlife Women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Diabetologia 2022;65(7):1157-1168. PMID: 35399113. PMCID: PMC9177697.

  • https://diabetologia-journal.org/2022/04/12/new-study-reveals-that-exposure-to-a-group-of-widely-used-forever-chemicals-may-increase-diabetes-risk-in-middle-aged-women/

  • https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20220412/greater-exposure-to-pfas-endocrinedisrupting-chemicals-increases-diabetes-risk-for-women

  • https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971982

  • https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3264429-exposure-to-forever-chemicals-may-raise-diabetes-risk-in-middle-aged-women-study/

• Lee S, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Herman WH, Park SK. Race-specific associations of urinary phenols and parabens with adipokines in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Pollution 2022;303:119164. PMID: 35306088.

• Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold EB, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Natural Menopause in Midlife Women: The Mediating Role of Sex Hormones. Am J Epidemiol 2022;191(7):1212–1223. PMID: 35292812.

• Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Metals and risk of incident metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort of midlife women in the United States. Environ Res 2022; 210:112976. PMID: 35202625.

  • Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (May 2022).

• Ju MJ, Park SK, Kim S-Y, Choi Y-H. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and hearing loss in Korean adults. Sci Total Environ 2022;820:153124. PMID: 35051467

• Kang H, Hu H, Park SK. Serum antioxidant status and mortality from influenza and pneumonia in US adults. Public Health Nutrition 2022. PMID: 35000647

2021

• Lee S, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Herman WH, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary concentrations of phenols and parabens and incident diabetes in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Epidemiol 2021;00:e171.

• Ding N, Lin N, Batterman S, Park SK. Feminine hygiene products and volatile organic compounds in reproductive-aged women across the menstrual cycles: a longitudinal pilot study. J Women’s Health 2021 (Online ahead of print)

  • Volatile Organic Compounds in Feminine Hygiene Products (Press release, J Women's Health, Sep 14, 2021)

• Li X, Wang X, Park SK. Associations between rice consumption, arsenic metabolism, and insulin resistance in adults without diabetes. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2021;237:113834.

• Ju MJ, Kim J, Park SK, Kim DH, Choi Y-H. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and age-related macular degeneration in middle-aged and older adults. Environ Res 2021;204(Pt A):1111953.

• Wang X, Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Gold EB, Park SK. Urinary metals and metal mixtures and timing of natural menopause in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Int 2021;157:106781.

• Harlow SD, Hood MM, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Calafat AM, Randolph JF, Gold EB, Park SK. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and hormone levels during the menopausal transition. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2021 Epub ahead of print.

• Lee S, Park SK, Park H, Lee W, Lee JH, Hong Y-C, Ha M, Kim Y, Lee B, Ha E. Joint association of prenatal bisphenol-A and phthalates exposure with risk of atopic dermatitis in 6-month-old infants. Sci Total Environ 2021;789:147953.

• Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary heavy metals and longitudinal changes in blood pressure in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Hypertension 2021;78(2):543-551.

• Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Calafat AM, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Associations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and PFAS mixtures with adipokines in midlife women. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2021;235:113777.

• Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Calafat AM, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation 1999-2018. Int J Obesity 2021;45(9):1937-48.

• Wang X, Seo YA, Park SK. Serum selenium and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2016. Environ Res 2021;197:111190.

• Park SK, Hu H. Response to “Comment on ‘Environmental Cadmium and Mortality from Influenza and Pneumonia in U.S. Adults’”. Environ Health Perspect 2021;129:48004.

• Lee S, Park SK, Park H, Lee W, Kwon JH, Hong Y-C, Ha M, Kim Y, Lee B, Ha E. Prenatal heavy metal exposures and atopic dermatitis with gender difference in 6-month-old infants using multipollutant analysis. Environ Res 2021;195:110865.

• Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Herman WH, Park SK. Urinary metals and adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Res 2021;110426. PMID: 33157106. PMCID:PMC8093324.

2020

• Park SK, Sack C, Sirén MJ, Hu H. Environmental cadmium and mortality from influenza and pneumonia in U.S. adults. Environ Health Perspect 2020;128:127004. PMID: 33325772. PMCID:PMC7739956.

  • https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-12-16/high-blood-levels-of-cadmium-may-be-tied-to-worse-covid-19

  • https://news.umich.edu/new-study-links-cadmium-to-more-severe-flu-pneumonia-infections/

  • https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201216/Chemical-found-in-cigarettes-could-increase-severity-of-COVID-19-new-study-finds.aspx

  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216085035.htm

• Davis E, Malig B, Broadwin R, Ebisu K, Basu R, Gold EB, Qi L, Derby CA, Park SK, Wu XM. Association between coarse particulate matter and inflammatory and hemostatic markers in a cohort of midlife women. Environ Health. 2020;19(1):111. PMID: 33153486. PMCID:PMC7643259.

• Park SK, Ding N, Han D. Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Should We Consider Non-Monotonic Dose-Responses and Chronic Kidney Disease? Environ Res 2021;192:110346. PMID: 33068581. PMCID:PMC7736478.

• Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metal mixtures and longitudinal changes in glucose homeostasis: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Int 2020;145:106109. PMID: 32927284. PMCID:PMC7577932.

• Sitarik AR, Arora M, Austin C, Bielak LF, Eggers S, Johnson CC, Lynch SV, Park SK, Wu KH, Yong GJM, Cassidy-Bushrow AE. Fetal and early postnatal lead exposure measured in teeth associates with infant gut microbiota. Environ Int 2020;144:106062. PMID: 32871381. PMCID:PMC7572588.

  • Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (December 2020).

• Lin N, Ding N, Meza-Wilson E, Devasurendra AM, Godwin C, Park SK, Batterman S. Volatile organic compounds in feminine hygiene products sold in the US market: A survey of products and health risks. Environ Int 2020;144:105740. PMID: 32866732. PMCID: in progress.

• Kho MJ, Smith JA, Verweij N, Shang L, Ryan KA, Zhao W, Ware EB, Gansevoort TR, Irvin MR, Lee JE, Turner ST, Sung J, van der Harst P, Arnett DK, Baylin A, Park SK, Seo YA, Kelly KM, Chang YPC, Zhou X, Lieske JC, Kardia SLR. Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies suggestive loci for sodium intake, potassium intake, and their ratio measured from 24-hour or half-day urine samples. J Nutr 2020;150(10):2635-2645. PMID: 32840624. PMCID:PMC7549298.

• Campbell KA, Colacino JA, Park SK, Bakulski KM. Cell types in environmental epigenetic studies: Biological and epidemiological frameworks. Curr Environ Health Rep 2020;7(3):185-197. PMID: 32794033. PMCID:PMC7493967.

• Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020;8(1):e001233. PMID: 32747380. PMCID:PMC7398092.

• Bakulski KM, Seo YA, Hickman RC, Brandt D, Vadari HS, Hu H, Park SK. Heavy metals exposure and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. J Alzheimers Dis 2020;76(4):1215-1242. PMID: 32651318. PMCID:PMC7454042.

• Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Calafat AM, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold EB, Park SK. Associations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Incident Natural Menopause: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2020;105(9):e3169-e3182. PMID: 32491182. PMCID:PMC7418447.

  • Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (August 2020).

  • Featured at Endocrine Society (https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2020/study-finds-pfas-exposure-may-cause-early-menopause-in-women)

  • Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931709)

  • Medpage Today (https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/menopause/86889)

  • Selected for the Endocrine Society Thematic Issue on Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals 2021.

• Ding N, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and hearing impairment in US adults. Environ Res 2020;187:109686. PMID: 32474307. PMCID:PMC7331829.

• Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph Jr JF, Loch-Caruso R, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their effects on the ovary. Human Reproduction Update 2020;26(5):724-752. PMID: 32476019. PMCID:PMC7456353.

• Ding N, Harlow SD, Batterman S, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Longitudinal trends in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among multiethnic midlife women from 1999 to 2011: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Int. 2020;135:105381. PMID: 31841808. PMCID:PMC7374929.

• Aker A, Mukherjee B, Vélez-Vega CM, Huerta-Montanez G, Cordero J, McConnell RR, Loch-Caruso R, Park SK, Rosario ZY, Meeker JD. Interactions between chemicals and non-chemical stressors: The modifying effect of life events on the association between triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational length in a Puerto Rican cohort. Sci Total Environ. 2020;708:134719. PMID: 31785910. PMCID: PMC6957748.

• Bakulski KM, Hu H, Park SK. Chapter 51. Lead, cadmium and Alzheimer’s disease. In: Genetics, Neurology, Behavior, and Diet in Dementia. The Neuroscience of Dementia, Volume 2. (edited by Martin CR, Preedy VR). Academic Press, Elsevier. London, United Kingdom. 2020. ISBN: 978-0-12-815868-5. 2020.

2019

• Wang X, Kim D, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. Effect of dietary sodium and potassium intake on the mobilization of bone lead among middle-aged and older men: the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nutrients 2019;11(11):2750. PMID: 31766133. PMCID: PMC6893449.

• Wang X, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Does information on blood heavy metals improve cardiovascular mortality prediction? J Am Heart Assoc 2019;8:e013571. PMID: 31631727. PMCID: PMC6898859.

• Ding N, Batterman S, Park SK. Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Use of Feminine Hygiene Products among Reproductive-Aged Women in the United States. J Women’s Health. 2020;27:65-73. PMID: 31532304. PMCID: PMC6998054.

• Park SK, Peng Q, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD. Determinants of per- and polyfluoroakyl substances (PFAS) in midlife women: Evidence of racial/ethnic and geographic differences in PFAS exposure. Environ Res 2019;175:186-199. PMID: 31129528. PMCID: PMC6579633.

• Wang X, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metals and metal mixtures in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019;222:778-789. PMID: 31103473. PMCID: PMC6583796.

• Wu X, Broadwin R, Basu R, Malig B, Ebisu K, Gold EB, Qi L, Derby C, Park SK, Green S. Associations between fine particulate matter and changes in lipids/lipoproteins among midlife women. Sci Total Environ. 2019;654:1179-1186. PMID: 30841392. PMCID: PMC6413864.

• Park J, Park SK, Choi Y-H. Environmental pyrethroid exposure and diabetes in U.S. adults. Environ Res 2019;172:399-407. PMID: 30825691.

• Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Wu KHH, Sitarik AR, Park SK, Bielak LF, Austin C, Gennings C, Curtin P, Johnson CC, Arora M. In utero metal exposures measured in deciduous teeth and birth outcomes in a racially-diverse urban cohort. Environ Res 2019;171:444-451. PMID: 30735952. PMCID: PMC6402585.

• Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang W, Nwanaji-Enwerem O, Vokonas P, Baccarelli A, Weisskopf M, Herndon LW, Wiggs JL, Park SK, Schwartz J. Association of long-term ambient black carbon exposure and oxidative stress allelic variants with intraocular pressure in older men. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019;137:129-137. PMID: 30419128. PMCID: PMC6440251.

• Ding N, Wang X, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. Dietary patterns, bone lead and incident coronary heart disease among middle-aged to elderly men. Environ Res 2019;168:222-9. PMID: 30317107. PMCID: PMC6263823.

• Reed B, McKee KS, Plegue M, Haefner H, Park SK, Harlow SD. Environmental exposure history and vulvodynia risk: a population-based study. J Women’s Health 2019;28:69-76. PMID: 30307787. PMCID: PMC6343193.

• Duan C. Talbott E, Brooks M, Park SK, Broadwin R, Matthews K, Barinas-Mitchell E. Five-year exposure to PM_2.5 and ozone and subclinical atherosclerosis in late midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health across the Nation. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019;222:168-176. PMID: 30236459. PMCID: PMC6408975.

• Xu J, Hu H, Wright R, Schnaas L, Bellinger DC, Park SK, Wright RO, Tellez-Rojo MM. Prenatal lead exposure modifies the association of maternal self-esteem with child adaptive ability. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019;222:68-75. PMID: 30146178.

2018

• Adar SD, Chen Y-H, D’Souza J, O’Neill MS, Szpiro AA, Auchincloss AH, Park SK, Daviglus ML, Diez-Roux AV, Kaufman JD. Longitudinal analysis of long-term air pollution levels and blood pressure: a cautionary tale from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Environ Health Perspect 2018;126(10):107003. PMID: 30392401. PMCID: PMC6371645.

• Wang X, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Associations of cumulative exposure to heavy metal mixtures with obesity and its comorbidities among U.S. adults in NHANES 2003-2014. Environ Int. 2018;121:683-94. PMID: 30316184. PMCID: PMC6268112.

• Zheutlin AR, Hu H, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Low-level cumulative lead and resistant hypertension: a prospective study of men participating in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2018;7:e010014. PMID: 30608198. PMCID: PMC6404221.

  • Featured at American Heart Association (https://newsroom.heart.org/news/lead-accumulation-in-shin-bone-may-be-associated-with-resistant-high-blood-pressure).

  • Medscape: Lead Accumulation in Shin Bone Tied to Resistant Hypertension. (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/904437).

  • NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/flint-water-crisis/lead-could-be-fueling-america-s-high-blood-pressure-epidemic-n923876).

  • UPI (https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2018/10/24/Uncontrolled-blood-pressure-may-indicate-high-lead-levels-in-shin-bones/3741540387628/).

  • Healio/Cardiology Today (https://www.healio.com/cardiology/vascular-medicine/news/online/%7Ba0c588ef-324f-4090-a595-80d04a1f93da%7D/lead-exposure-may-be-risk-factor-for-resistant-hypertension).

  • MedicalResearch.com (https://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/low-level-lead-exposure-linked-to-resistant-hypertension/45492/).

  • MedPage Today (https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/hypertension/75893).

• Wang W, Moroi S, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Weisskopf MG, Schaumberg D, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Park SK. Bone lead levels and risk of incident primary open-angle glaucoma: the VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect 2018;126(8):087002. PMID: 30102601. PMCID: PMC6108844.

  • Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (October 2018).

  • Featured in Environ Health Perspect as a Science Selection. (May 2019).

• Ndlovu N, Musenge E, Park SK, Girdler-Brown B, Richards G, Murray J. Four decades of pulmonary tuberculosis in deceased South African miners: trends and determinants. Occup Environ Med 2018;75:767-775. PMID: 29934377.

• Cheng W, Taylor JMG, Vokonas PS, Park SK, Mukherjee B. Improving estimation and prediction in linear regression incorporating external information from an established reduced model. Stat Med 2018;37:1515-30. PMID: 29365342. PMCID: PMC5889759.

2017

• Jhun MA, Smith JA, Ware EB, Kardia SLR, Mosley TH Jr, Turner ST, Peyser PA, Park SK. Modeling the causal role of DNA methylation in the association between cigarette smoking and inflammation in African Americans: A 2-step epigenetic Mendelian randomization study. Am J Epidemiol 2017;186(10):1149-58 PMID: 29149250. PMCID: PMC5860475.

• Park SK, Zhao Z, Mukherjee B. Construction of environmental risk score beyond standard linear models using machine learning methods: Application to metal mixtures, oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease in NHANES. Environ Health 2017;16(1):102. PMID: 28950902. PMCID: PMC5615812.

• Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Sitarik AR, Havstad S, Park SK, Bielak LF, Johnson CC, Arora M. Burden of higher lead exposure in African-Americans starts in utero and persists into childhood. Environment International 2017;108:221-7. PMID: 28886415. PMCID: PMC5623116.

  • Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (January 2018).

• West C, Fekedulegn D, Andrew M, Burchfiel CM, Harlow S, Bingham CR, McCullagh M, Park SK, Violanti J. On-duty non-fatal injury that lead to work absences among police officers and level of perceived stress. J Occup Environ Med 2017;59(11):1084-8. PMID: 28816733.

• Wang X, Ding N, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. A Western diet pattern is associated with higher concentrations of blood and bone lead among middle-aged and elderly men. J Nutr 2017;147(7):1374-83. PMID: 28592514, PMCID: PMC5483966.

• Sun Z, Mukherjee B, Estes JP, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Exposure enriched outcome dependent designs for longitudinal studies of gene-environment interaction. Stat Med 2017;36(18):2947-60. PMID: 28497531, PMCID: PMC5523112.

• Park SK. Ambient air pollution and type 2 diabetes: Do the metabolic effects of air pollution start early in life? Diabetes 2017;66(7):1755-1757 (invited commentary). PMID: 28637828, PMCID: PMC5482079.

• Choi Y-H, Park SK. Environmental exposures to lead, mercury, and cadmium and hearing loss in adults and adolescents: KNHANES 2010-2012. Environ Health Perspect 2017;125(6):067003. PMID: 28599263, PMCID: PMC5743444.

• Peng Q, Bakulski K, Nan B, Park SK. Cadmium and Alzheimer’s disease mortality in U.S. adults: Updated evidence with a urinary biomarker and extended follow-up time. Environ Res 2017;157:44-51. PMID: 28511080, PMCID: PMC5513740.

• Park SK, Harlow SD, Zheng H, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Thurston RC, Ruppert K, Janssen I, Randolph Jr JF. Association between changes in oestradiol and FSH during the menopausal transition and risk of diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2017;34(4):531-538. PMID: 27973745, PMCID: PMC5352524.

  • Featured at Endocrine Today

• Farooqui Z, Bakulski KM, Power MC, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Spiro III A, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Hu H, Park SK. Associations of cumulative Pb exposure and longitudinal changes in Mini-Mental Status Exam scores, global cognition and domains of cognition: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Res 2017;152:102-108. PMID: 27770710, PMCID: PMC5135609.

Publications before 2017 can be found at Sung Kyun Park's Google Scholar