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. 2016 Mar 22;101(4):1562–1570. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2873

Table 2.

Endometriosis Attributable to Phthalates in Europe, 2010

Expert panel evaluation of epidemiologic evidence Moderate Low
Probability of causation 20%–39%
Percentile of exposure 0–9 10–24 25–49 50–74 75–89 >90
Percentile assumed 0 10 25 50 75 90
Urinary total DEHP metabolites, ng/mL 0 9.70 16.30 29.80 53.20 93.00
Unexposed incidence 0.0035
Incremental incidence 0 0.00121 0.00154 0.00195 0.00238 0.00282
Attributable cases 145 000
Attributable costs €1.25 billion