Table 2.
Geometric mean comparison of urinary BPA and phthalate concentrations by partner and pregnancy status, LIFE Study.
| Chemical (ng/mL) | Female Concentration | Male Concentration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % <LOQ | Pregnancy Mean (95% CI) | No Pregnancy Mean (95% CI) | % <LOQ | Pregnancy Mean (95% CI) | No Pregnancy Mean (95% CI) | |
| BPA | 2 | 0.63 (0.54–0.73) | 0.68 (0.53–0.87) | 2 | 0.53 (0.46–0.61) | 0.49 (0.39–0.62) |
| mMP | 65 | 0.89 (0.72–1.09) | 0.77 (0.56–1.05) | 61 | 0.63 (0.51–0.78) | 0.80 (0.60–1.06)* |
| mEP | 2 | 93.83 (79.57–110.64) | 103.45 (76.58–139.75)* | 1 | 82.73 (68.90–99.34) | 78.47 (60.85–101.19) |
| mCPP | 6 | 5.11 (4.45–5.87) | 3.95 (3.19–4.91) | 3 | 4.69 (4.03–5.46) | 4.42 (3.55–5.50) |
| mBP | 1 | 9.97 (8.96–11.09) | 10.29 (8.62–12.30) | 1 | 5.94 (5.30–6.67) | 7.09 (5.96–8.43)* |
| miBP | 4 | 5.11 (4.58–5.70) | 4.96 (4.09–6.01) | 2 | 3.44 (3.09–3.83) | 3.65 (3.10–4.29) |
| mECPP | 2 | 21.18 (18.25–24.58) | 21.21 (16.94–26.55) | <1 | 17.19 (14.72–20.07) | 19.49 (15.65–24.28)* |
| mCMHP | <1 | 15.91 (13.96–18.13) | 14.57 (11.35–18.70) | <1 | 16.04 (13.76–18.69) | 17.46 (13.94–21.87) |
| mEHHP | 2 | 15.24 (13.01–17.86) | 14.46 (11.52–18.14) | 1 | 12.92 (10.76–15.51) | 14.28 (11.06–18.42) |
| mEOHP | 4 | 8.65 (7.40–10.10) | 7.55 (5.86–9.74) | 2 | 6.13 (5.16–7.27) | 6.78 (5.33–8.62) |
| mCHP | 96 | 0.02 (0.01–0.02) | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) | 96 | 0.01 (0.01–0.01) | 0.01 (0.01–0.01) |
| mBzP | 4 | 4.61 (4.06–5.23) | 5.15 (4.29–6.18) | 4 | 2.79 (2.44–3.19) | 3.84 (3.14–4.69)** |
| mEHP | 58 | 4.56 (3.40–6.11) | 5.60 (3.81–8.24) | 48 | 3.39 (2.54–4.53) | 4.06 (2.79–5.92) |
| mOP | 98 | 0.08 (0.06–0.12) | 0.05 (0.02–0.11) | 96 | 0.07 (0.05–0.11) | 0.08 (0.05–0.13) |
| mNP | 97 | 0.11 (0.08–0.14) | 0.07 (0.05–0.10) | 95 | 0.07 (0.05–0.09) | 0.05 (0.03–0.07) |
NOTE: Pregnancy refers to all hCG-detected pregnancies observed during follow up of the cohort. Phthalates concentrations were creatinine adjusted for comparison. CI, confidence interval; LOQ, limits of quantification rounded to nearest decimal.
p < 0.05
p <0.01
mCPP, mono (3-carboxypropyl) phthalate
mMP, monomethyl phthalate
mEP, monoethyl phthalate
miBP, mono (2-isobutyl phthalate)
mBP, mono-n-butyl phthalate
mECPP, mono (2-ethyl-5-carboxyphentyl) phthalate
mCMHP, mono-[(2-carboxymethyl) hexyl] phthalate
mEOHP, mono (2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate
mEHHP, mono (2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate
mCHP, monocyclohexyl phthalate (mCHP)
mBzP, monobenzyl phthalate
mEHP, mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
mNP, mono-isonoyl phthalate
mOP, monooctyl phthalate (mOP)