Table 3:

Phthalate concentrations according to maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG

	Urinary Phthalate Metabolitesa
	MEP	MBP	MiBP	MBzP	ΣDEHP	MCPP	MCOP	MCNP
Pre-pregnancy BMI
Normal Weight or Below	217.3	25.3†	2.9**	7.3***	0.2**	1.9†	3.4*	2.2
Overweight	236.3	29.6	3.2	8.9	0.2	2.1	3.6	2.2
Obese	272.8	32.5	4.5	12.5	0.3	2.5	4.4	2.5
Weight Gain During Pregnancyb
Below or Adequate weight gain	210.2†	27.7	3.4	8.6	0.2	2.2	3.8	2.3
Above adequate weight gain	264.5	29.1	3.3	9.2	0.2	2.1	3.6	2.2

^aUrinary Metabolite Concentrations geometric means of the log² and SG adjusted

^bInternal Medicine recommended weight gain

^†<0.1

^*<0.05

^**≤0.01