2016
Phthalate exposure, flavonoid consumption and breast cancer risk among Mexican women
Mérida-Ortega Á, Hernández-Alcaraz C, Hernández-Ramírez RU, García-Martínez A, Trejo-Valdivia B, Salinas-Rodríguez A, Svensson K, Cebrián ME, Franco-Marina F, López-Carrillo L. Phthalate exposure, flavonoid consumption and breast cancer risk among Mexican women. Environment International 2016, 96: 167-172. PMID: 27690147, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskPhthalate exposureCancer riskSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireFood frequency questionnaireRisk of BCFrequency questionnaireFlavonoid consumptionHealthy controlsHigh intakePlace of residenceFood groupsTypes of flavonoidsMexican womenUrine samplesRiskMultiplicative interactionFurther investigationWomenNegative associationExposureButyl benzylFlavonoidsTandem mass spectrometryIntake
2011
Phthalate exposure associated with self-reported diabetes among Mexican women
Svensson K, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Burguete-García A, Cebrián ME, Calafat AM, Needham LL, Claudio L, López-Carrillo L. Phthalate exposure associated with self-reported diabetes among Mexican women. Environmental Research 2011, 111: 792-796. PMID: 21696718, PMCID: PMC5240471, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported diabetesPhthalate exposureMexican womenExploratory cross-sectional studyCase-control studyCross-sectional studyGenesis of diabetesUbiquitous industrial chemicalsAdult Mexican womenAdverse health effectsDiabetes statusHealthy womenSignificant positive associationPhthalate metabolitesUrinary concentrationsBreast cancerImportant confoundersMonobenzyl phthalateDiabetesPlace of residencePossible associationMetabolic homeostasisHealth effectsWomenDilution tandem mass spectrometry