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. 2010 Apr 14;118(7):998–1003. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901712

Table 5.

Creatinine-adjusted levels of phthalate metabolites (μg/g creatinine) measured in the NHANES 2003–2004 data set.

Median Mean SE Geometric mean Range
MECPP 28.5 68.9 4.6 32.6 0.06–2,075
MnBP 20.7 34.0 3.5 19.6 0.09–3,596
MCPP 2.7 4.5 0.3 2.7 0.03–426
MEP 175.9 561.9 60.6 184.3 1.9–29,986
MEHHP 18.3 48.9 2.8 20.4 0.06–1,578
MEHP 1.9 6.5 0.7 2.2 0.09–294
MiBP 3.9 5.4 0.4 3.5 0.06–140
MnMP 1.5 5.0 0.8 1.7 0.2– 887
MEOHP 12.4 31.6 1.5 13.6 0.1–1,028
MBzP 13.6 22.9 0.9 12.9 0.03– 596
Low-molecular-weight metabolites 181.8 566.8 61.1 190.5 2.1–29,987
High-molecular-weight metabolites 122.3 222.6 10.6 129.7 0.7–4,901
Total phthalates 374.7 789.5 63.5 413.3 2.8–30,119