2020
Accounting for urinary dilution in peri-implantation samples: implications for creatinine adjustment and specimen pooling
Rosen Vollmar AK, Johnson CH, Weinberg CR, Deziel NC, Baird DD, Wilcox AJ, Jukic AMZ. Accounting for urinary dilution in peri-implantation samples: implications for creatinine adjustment and specimen pooling. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2020, 31: 356-365. PMID: 32424331, PMCID: PMC7671945, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-020-0227-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreatinine adjustmentCreatinine concentrationUrinary dilutionUrinary estrogen metabolitesEffect of pregnancyUrinary creatinine concentrationCreatinine levelsWeeks' gestationEarly pregnancyCreatinine excretionEstrogen metabolitesCreatinine measuresUrine specimensPooled measureBiomarker measurementsPooled specimensEnvironmental exposuresExposure measuresLinear mixed modelsBiomonitoring resultsPregnancyT-testKappa coefficientMixed modelsPerson sample
2018
Phthalate Exposure from Drinking Water in Romanian Adolescents
Sulentic RO, Dumitrascu I, Deziel NC, Gurzau AE. Phthalate Exposure from Drinking Water in Romanian Adolescents. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2018, 15: 2109. PMID: 30257478, PMCID: PMC6209931, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15102109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsPhthalate metabolite concentrationsChronic low-level exposureAdverse health outcomesLow-level exposureDifferent exposure measuresPhthalate exposurePhthalate metabolitesMunicipal drinking waterUrinary metabolitesHealth outcomesSignificant associationHigher maximum concentrationUrine samplesConsumer product usePotential health risksAdolescent groupExposure sourcesExposure measuresDrinking waterExposure determinantsProduct useMetabolite concentrations