Associations of Dietary Exposure to Organochlorine Pesticides from Plant-Origin Foods with Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation in Women: A Multiple Follow-up Study in North China

This study explored effects of dietary OCP intake from plant-origin foods (cereals, fruits, and vegetables) consumption on lipid metabolism and inflammation of women using a multiple follow-up study. The results showed that dietary intake of p,p′ -dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) [ β = − 10.11, 95% confidence interval (95%CI): − 17.32, − 2.905] and o,p′ -dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) ( β = − 6.077, 95%CI: − 9.954, − 2.200) were overall negatively associated with serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), whereas other OCPs were not. Serum interleukin (IL)-8 was positively associated with intake of dieldrin ( β = 0.390, 95%CI: 0.105, 0.674), endosulfan- β ( β = 0.361, 95%CI: 0.198, 0.523), total endosulfan ( β = 0.136, 95%CI: 0.037, 0.234), and total OCPs ( β = 0.084, 95%CI: 0.016, 0.153), and negatively correlated with intake of p,p′ -DDE ( β = − 2.692, 95%CI: − 5.185, − 0.198). We concluded that dietary intake of some individual DDT-, DDE- dieldrin-, and endosulfan-class chemicals from plant-origin foods may interfere with lipid metabolism and inflammation responses. Graphical Abstract