Phthalate exposure is associated with more rapid body fat gain in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Multi-Pollutant Study
Peng M, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Herman W, Mukherjee B, Park S. Phthalate exposure is associated with more rapid body fat gain in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Multi-Pollutant Study. Environmental Research 2022, 216: 114685. PMID: 36341787, PMCID: PMC9870605, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryBody fat gainStudy of Women's HealthBaseline obesity statusFat massFat gainObesity statusPhthalate metabolitesMidlife womenPhthalate exposureWomen's HealthX-ray absorptiometryEtiology of obesityMono-carboxy-isononyl phthalateAttenuation of estimatesBody fat percentageBody weightMono-isobutyl phthalateMono(3-carboxypropyl) phthalateNormal/underweight womenAssociated with faster increasesMenopause-related factorsStudy obesityStratified analysisFM changes