Table 3.

Phthalate-Attributable Adult Obesity, 2010

Expert panel evaluation of epidemiological evidence	Low
Expert panel evaluation of toxicological evidence	Strong
Probability of causation, %	40–69
Percentile of exposure	0–9	10–24	25–49	50–74	75–89	>90
Percentile assumed	0	10	25	50	75	90
Urinary total phthalates, nmol/L	0	144.43	241.63	420.45	1226.06	2361.08
Annual weight gain, kg/y	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	0.12	0.18
Attributable cases of obese, females	53 900
Direct cost per obese adult	€21 500
Indirect cost per obese adult	€268 000
Attributable direct costs	€1.16 billion
Attributable indirect costs	€14.4 billion
Attributable total costs	€15.6 billion