Appendix Table 2.
Distribution of specific gravity-adjusted phenol biomarker concentrations (ng/ml) for 12 Ultrasound Gel Exposure Study pilot participants providing 34 urine samples.
| Phenol Metabolite | Detection Frequency | Sample | Geometric Mean (GSD) | Min | 25th | Median | 75th | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4-DCP | 100% | S1 | 0.57 (0.26) | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.78 | 50.1 |
| S2 | 0.64 (0.22) | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.80 | 17.8 | ||
| S3 | 0.61 (0.28) | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.60 | 1.14 | 16.5 | ||
| 2,5-DCP | 97% | S1 | 1.8 (1.32) | 0.11 | 0.29 | 1.29 | 3.62 | 1618 |
| S2 | 1.8 (1.10) | 0.26 | 0.39 | 1.25 | 2.47 | 634 | ||
| S3 | 2.4 (1.74) | 0.18 | 0.91 | 1.24 | 4.55 | 538 | ||
| M-PB | 100% | S1 | 83.5 (37.0) | 9.97 | 23.4 | 104 | 181 | 1182 |
| S2 | 116.4 (49.5) | 9.53 | 66.4 | 96.2 | 350 | 1526 | ||
| S3 | 77.3 (39.4) | 9.53 | 14.6 | 78.9 | 291 | 1234 | ||
| E-PB | 74% | S1 | 6.5 (3.1) | 0.77 | 1.36 | 9.70 | 22.9 | 84.1 |
| S2 | 7.5 (3.8) | 0.38 | 2.32 | 8.49 | 24.8 | 119 | ||
| S3 | 4.8 (3.1) | 0.32 | 1.52 | 2.81 | 25.8 | 90.2 | ||
| P-PB | 100% | S1 | 8.9 (5.0) | 0.54 | 1.49 | 12.9 | 27.8 | 253 |
| S2 | 33.6 (14.4) | 2.17 | 15.8 | 42.4 | 89.0 | 268 | ||
| S3 | 12.9 (7.2) | 2.06 | 2.6 | 8.13 | 46.0 | 215 | ||
| B-PB | 50% | S1 | 0.55 (0.35) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 1.09 | 3.99 | 10.3 |
| S2 | 0.99 (0.60) | 0.04 | 0.18 | 1.04 | 8.1 | 17.6 | ||
| S3 | 0.50 (0.40) | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.80 | 2.44 | 53.0 | ||
| BP-3 | 100% | S1 | 687.9 (317) | 55.4 | 139 | 1084 | 1949 | 8375 |
| S2 | 709.6 (320) | 43.4 | 422 | 979 | 2502 | 4264 | ||
| S3 | 487.3 (213) | 42.4 | 211 | 839 | 1508 | 2475 | ||
| BPA | 79% | S1 | 0.47 (0.09) | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 0.84 | 1.45 |
| S2 | 0.50 (0.08) | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.82 | 1.05 | ||
| S3 | 0.58 (0.12) | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 1.82 | ||
| BPF | 26% | S1 | 0.32 (0.18) | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 63.3 |
| S2 | 0.42 (0.17) | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.64 | 17.3 | ||
| S3 | 0.39 (0.21) | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.61 | 8.25 | ||
| BPS | 68% | S1 | 0.18 (0.04) | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.87 |
| S2 | 0.22 (0.05) | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 1.30 | ||
| S3 | 0.21 (0.06) | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.85 | ||
| TCS | 62% | S1 | 8.38 (6.1) | 0.92 | 1.12 | 4.32 | 126 | 797 |
| S2 | 9.63 (6.3) | 0.98 | 2.54 | 3.73 | 134 | 597 | ||
| S3 | 8.57 (5.9) | 0.71 | 2.14 | 4.02 | 83.2 | 295 |
Number of samples: S1 (n=12); S2 (n=12); S3 (n=10).
ABBREVIATIONS: methylparaben (M-PB); ethylparaben (E-PB); propylparaben (P-PB); butylparaben (B-PB); bisphenol A (BPA); bisphenol F (BPF); bisphenol S (BPS); 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP); 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP); triclosan (TCS); benzophenone-3 (BP3).