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. 2020 Sep 29;8:547239. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.547239

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of chemical concentrations (ng/g silicone) frequently detected in silicone wristbands worn at 12 or 24 gestational weeks.

12 Gestational Weeks 24 Gestational Weeks
(n = 255) (n = 20)
Chemical CASN % Detected Median (IQR) % Detected Median (IQR) ICC (95% CI) for 12 and 24 Gestational Weeksa MyExposome Classification
Di-n-butyl phthalate 84-74-2 99 4,580 (2,440, 8490) 100 8,790 (5,935, 14,725) 0.09 (0.00, 0.50) Chemicals in commerce, personal care products, pesticides
Galaxolide 1222-05-5 98 6,930 (2,380, 16,000) 90 7,470 (3,028, 19,250) 0.58 (0.26, 0.75) Chemicals in commerce, personal care products
Diisobutyl phthalate 84-69-5 97 4,810 (2,445, 8,335) 80 6,680 (768, 10,800) 0.62 (0.14, 0.78) Chemicals in commerce
Butyl benzyl phthalate 85-68-7 94 2,650 (1,115, 8,230) 80 7,385 (3,038, 13,675) 0.59 (0.00, 0.83) Chemicals in commerce
Lilial 80-54-6 90 1,150 (332, 2,895) 90 1,570 (673, 8978) 0.69 (0.27, 0.93) Personal care products
Benzyl salicylate 118-58-1 89 5,050 (1,755, 12,800) 95 12,750 (4,382, 17,875) 0.13 (0.00, 0.49) Personal care products
Tonalide 1506-02-1 83 297 (76, 1,065) 80 564 (196, 3,165) 0.68 (0.27, 0.91) Personal care products
N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide 134-62-3 83 715 (196, 1,710) 95 2,830 (1,027, 13,925) 0.03 (0.00, 0.47) Pesticides
Benzophenone 119-61-9 82 220 (104, 422) 80 845 (330, 1,138) 0.22 (0.00, 0.78) Chemicals in commerce, personal care products
Ethylene brassylate 105-95-3 82 4,580 (592, 13,600) 90 6,825 (1,595, 14,600) 0.22 (0.04, 0.79) Personal care products
Benzyl benzoate 120-51-4 82 2,570 (763, 8,840) 85 7,860 (3,772, 17,425) 0.09 (0.00, 0.57) Pesticides
Di-n-nonyl phthalate 84-76-4 67 662 (0, 2,415) 70 6,205 (0, 8,835) 0.13 (0.00, 0.62) Chemicals in commerce
Permethrin 52645-53-1 67 265 (0, 1285) 70 576 (0, 871) 0.08 (0.00, 0.54) Pesticides
Diethyl phthalate 84-66-2 64 777 (0, 2,520) 100 3,075 (2,165, 12,425) 0.14 (0.00, 0.55) Chemicals in commerce, pesticides
Butylated hydroxyanisole 25013-16-5 64 72 (0, 174) 10 0 (0, 0) 0.00 (0.00, 0.10) Personal care products, Pharmacological
2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol 96-76-4 61 203 (0, 972) 60 420 (0, 1,075) 0.22 (0.00, 0.77) Chemicals in commerce
Triphenyl Phosphate 115-86-6 58 163 (0, 580) 75 504 (160, 1,580) 0.33 (0.00, 0.58) Chemicals in commerce, flame retardants
a

Intraclass correlation coefficients and corresponding 95% CIs between chemical concentrations measured in wristbands worn at 12 and 24 gestational weeks. Chemical concentrations median standardized to batch, and centered (mean = 0) and scaled (standard deviation = 1).

CASN, Chemical Abstracts Service Number; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; IQR, interquartile range.