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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Feb 3;221(3):489–501. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.01.013

Table 5.

Associations between the intake of fruit types per 100 and dialkyl phosphates metabolite concentrations on a creatinine basis (nmol/g creatinine) across pregnancy among 610 pregnant women participating in the Generation R cohort.

Fruit intake a Total dialkyl phosphates b Dimethyl alkyl phosphates c Diethyl alkyl phosphates d



B (95%CI) P B (95%CI) P B (95%CI) P
Mandarin, per 100 g/d 0.040 (−0.045 to 0.124) 0.359 0.045 (−0.044 to 0.133) 0.321 −0.018 (−0.123 to 0.087) 0.732
Orange/grapefruit, per 100 g/d 0.053 (0.012 to 0.094) 0.011* 0.057 (0.014 to 0.099) 0.009* 0.040 (−0.011 to 0.091) 0.120
Lemon/lime, yes 0.031 (−0.004 to 0.065) 0.080 0.028 (−0.008 to 0.064) 0.128 0.044 (0.001 to 0.087) 0.043*
Banana, per 100 g/d 0.011 (−0.052 to 0.074) 0.728 0.013 (−0.053 to 0.078) 0.707 0.021 (−0.056 to 0.099) 0.588
Kiwi, yes 0.021 (−0.018 to 0.059) 0.295 0.004 (−0.036 to 0.044) 0.846 0.079 (0.031 to 0.127) 0.001*
Apple, per 100 g/d 0.057 (0.015 to 0.099) 0.008* 0.065 (0.021 to 0.109) 0.004* 0.031 (−0.022 to 0.084) 0.247
Pear, yes 0.016 (−0.020 to 0.052) 0.395 0.011 (−0.027 to 0.049) 0.566 0.025 (−0.020 to 0.070) 0.272
Mango, yes 0.019 (−0.017 to 0.055) 0.303 0.014 (−0.024 to 0.051) 0.475 0.044 (−0.001 to 0.089) 0.056
Avocado, yes −0.001 (−0.038 to 0.036) 0.950 −0.004 (−0.043 to 0.035) 0.837 −0.003 (−0.049 to 0.043) 0.901
Peach/nectarine, yes 0.017 (−0.018 to 0.052) 0.336 0.018 (−0.018 to 0.055) 0.330 0.026 (−0.018 to 0.069) 0.245
Apricot, yes 0.063 (0.018 to 0.108) 0.006* 0.064 (0.017 to 0.111) 0.007* 0.068 (0.012 to 0.124) 0.017*
Plum, yes 0.027 (−0.010 to 0.063) 0.153 0.024 (−0.014 to 0.062) 0.207 0.037 (−0.008 to 0.083) 0.107
Strawberry/raspberry, yes 0.008 (−0.029 to 0.045) 0.664 −0.002 (−0.041 to 0.036) 0.904 0.050 (0.004 to 0.096) 0.033*
Grape/cherry, yes 0.052 (0.015 to 0.088) 0.005* 0.054 (0.016 to 0.092) 0.006* 0.042 (−0.004 to 0.087) 0.072
Pineapple/melon, yes 0.015 (−0.021 to 0.051) 0.415 0.007 (−0.031 to 0.044) 0.727 0.053 (0.009 to 0.097) 0.019*
Canned fruit, yes 0.005 (−0.036 to 0.046) 0.811 0.003 (−0.040 to 0.046) 0.882 0.028 (−0.023 to 0.079) 0.289
a

Adjusted for energy intake, maternal age, BMI categories (> 18,5, 18,5–25, 25–30, 30+), parity categories (0,1,2+), ethnicity categories (Dutch, other-western, non-western), education categories (low, intermediate, high), household income categories (< 1200 per month, 1200–2000 per month > 2000 per month), marital status, smoking categories (no smoking during pregnancy, smoked until pregnancy was known, smoked during pregnancy), and season of urine collection (fall, winter, spring, summer).

b

Total dialkyl phosphates is the sum of DEDTP, DETP, DEP, DMDTP, DMTP and DMP.

c

Dimethyl alkyl phosphates is the sum of DMDTP, DMTP and DMP.

d

Diethyl alkyl phosphates is the sum of DEDTP, DETP and DEP.