Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Health Outcomes in the Fit Futures Cohort

The main objective of the project is to study associations between environmental chemicals with possible endocrine disrupting properties (EDCs) and health outcomes in the transition from adolescence to young adult. The project uses data on biomarkers, lifestyle, and self-rated and measured health status at three developmental time points (age 15-16, 17-18, and 25-26) in the Fit Futures cohort.

Project period: May 2022 - May 2025

The Fit Futures cohort includes longitudinal data for the study of how various biological and social factors in childhood and adolescence may influence lifestyle, health, and disease in young adulthood. This project focuses on studying how exposure of certain EDCs are associated with endocrine dysfunction in cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. The project is multidisciplinary including colleagues in laboratory medicine, endocrinology, epidemiology, and biostatistics.

Publications

Averina M, Huber S, Almås B, et al. Early menarche and other endocrine disrupting effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in adolescents from Northern Norway. The Fit Futures study. Environmental Research 2024; 242: 117703.

Members

Sunday Oluwafemi Oyeyemi
Maria Averina
Sandra Huber
Guri Grimnes