TY - JOUR
T1 - Consumer product exposures associated with urinary phthalate levels in pregnant women
AU - Buckley, Jessie P.
AU - Palmieri, Rachel T.
AU - Matuszewski, Jeanine M.
AU - Herring, Amy H.
AU - Baird, Donna D.
AU - Hartmann, Katherine E.
AU - Hoppin, Jane A.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Human phthalate exposure is ubiquitous, but little is known regarding predictors of urinary phthalate levels. To explore this, 50 pregnant women aged 18-38 years completed two questionnaires on potential phthalate exposures and provided a first morning void. Urine samples were analyzed for 12 phthalate metabolites. Associations with questionnaire items were evaluated via Wilcoxon tests and t-tests, and r-squared values were calculated in multiple linear regression models. Few measured factors were statistically significantly associated with phthalate levels. Individuals who used nail polish had higher levels of mono-butyl phthalate (P = 0.048) than non-users. Mono-benzyl phthalate levels were higher among women who used eye makeup (P = 0.034) or used makeup on a regular basis (P = 0.004). Women who used cologne or perfume had higher levels of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites. Household products, home flooring or paneling, and other personal care products were also associated with urinary phthalates. The proportion of variance in metabolite concentrations explained by questionnaire items ranged between 0.31 for mono-ethyl phthalate and 0.42 for mono-n-methyl phthalate. Although personal care product use may be an important predictor of urinary phthalate levels, most of the variability in phthalate exposure was not captured by our relatively comprehensive set of questionnaire items.
AB - Human phthalate exposure is ubiquitous, but little is known regarding predictors of urinary phthalate levels. To explore this, 50 pregnant women aged 18-38 years completed two questionnaires on potential phthalate exposures and provided a first morning void. Urine samples were analyzed for 12 phthalate metabolites. Associations with questionnaire items were evaluated via Wilcoxon tests and t-tests, and r-squared values were calculated in multiple linear regression models. Few measured factors were statistically significantly associated with phthalate levels. Individuals who used nail polish had higher levels of mono-butyl phthalate (P = 0.048) than non-users. Mono-benzyl phthalate levels were higher among women who used eye makeup (P = 0.034) or used makeup on a regular basis (P = 0.004). Women who used cologne or perfume had higher levels of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites. Household products, home flooring or paneling, and other personal care products were also associated with urinary phthalates. The proportion of variance in metabolite concentrations explained by questionnaire items ranged between 0.31 for mono-ethyl phthalate and 0.42 for mono-n-methyl phthalate. Although personal care product use may be an important predictor of urinary phthalate levels, most of the variability in phthalate exposure was not captured by our relatively comprehensive set of questionnaire items.
KW - biomonitoring
KW - personal care products
KW - phthalates
KW - pregnancy
KW - urine
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U2 - 10.1038/jes.2012.33
DO - 10.1038/jes.2012.33
M3 - Article
C2 - 22760436
AN - SCOPUS:84865489178
SN - 1559-0631
VL - 22
SP - 468
EP - 475
JO - Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology
IS - 5
ER -