Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 123: 210-216. PMID: 25402001, PMCID: PMC4348741, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary phthalate metabolitesPhthalate metabolitesMono-n-butyl phthalateBiomarkers of oxidative stressBirth outcomesNested case-control study of preterm birthCase-control study of preterm birthPhthalate exposureStudy of preterm birthStudy of birth outcomesOxidative stressPopulation of pregnant womenNested case-control studyStudy population of pregnant womenAdverse birth outcomesUrine samplesMarkers of oxidative stressRepeated measures analysisHealth end pointsAssociated with significantly higher concentrationsDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatePreterm birthPregnant womenMono-n-butylLinear mixed models