Table 3.
Unadjusted concentrations of phthalate metabolites (μg/L) in females from several global populations.
| Tsimane’, Bolivia (n=59) | Trujillo, Peru (n=79)1 | Egyptian, rural (n=29)2 | Egyptian, urban (n=28) 2 | US Mennonite (n=10)3 | US NHANES (n=1310)4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population and year | Reproductive age women (2008–2009) | Pregnant women (2004) | Adolescent girls (2009) | Adolescent girls (2009) | Pregnant women (2009) | All females (2007–2008) |
| MEHP | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| MEOHP | 2.1 | 3.1 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 11.7 |
| MEHHP | 3.6 | 4.1 | 23.0 | 29.1 | 9.3 | 19.9 |
| MECPP | 8.1 | 10.5 | 60.9 | 58.0 | 9.9 | 31.0 |
| MBP | 5.0 | 9.3 | 47.5 | 53.3 | 13.6 | 20.8 |
| MBzP | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| MEP | 1.1 | 32.2 | 43.2 | 98.8 | 7.9 | 82.4 |
| MiBP | 4.1 | 1.2 | 17.6 | 25.4 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
1
Irvin et al (2010). Geometric means are shown; medians not provided.
4
CDC Fourth report updated tables (2013).