2016
Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A associations with ultrasound and delivery indices of fetal growth
Ferguson K, Meeker J, Cantonwine D, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, McElrath T. Urinary phthalate metabolite and bisphenol A associations with ultrasound and delivery indices of fetal growth. Environment International 2016, 94: 531-537. PMID: 27320326, PMCID: PMC4980186, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActual fetal weightUrinary phthalate metabolitesPhthalate metabolitesFetal weightFetal growthDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalate metabolitesNon-anomalous singleton pregnanciesAssociated with decreased fetal growthConcentrations of phthalate metabolitesTime pointsExposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalateSingleton pregnanciesLongitudinal birth cohortFetal sexDi-2-ethylhexyl phthalateInterquartile range increaseCross-sectional associationsUltrasound scanPregnancyInverse associationMaternal exposureDelivery indexUrine samplesStandard deviation decreaseBirth cohort
2013
Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors
Cantonwine D, Cordero J, Rivera-González L, Del Toro L, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Crespo N, Jiménez-Vélez B, Padilla I, Alshawabkeh A, Meeker J. Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors. Environment International 2013, 62: 1-11. PMID: 24161445, PMCID: PMC3874859, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-3-carboxypropyl phthalateMono-ethyl phthalateUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsMono-carboxyisooctyl phthalatePhthalate metabolite concentrationsPregnant womenMono-carboxyisononyl phthalatePhthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethylhexyl phthalatePhthalate biomarkersDetectable concentrations of phthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl phthalateMetabolite concentrationsMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalateConcentrations of phthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentylUrinary phthalate biomarkersMono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl phthalateWomen of reproductive ageUrine samplesAssociated with phthalate exposureMono-isobutyl phthalateMono-n-butyl phthalateMono-benzyl phthalateIntraclass correlation coefficient