Table 5.

Key findings and study characteristics of studies on phthalate exposure.

First author (study year)	Toxicant	N	Age at toxicant measure	Toxicant measure	Age at MRI	MRI measure	Exposure main effect
England-Mason et al. (2020)	High and low molecular weight phthalates	76	Prenatal	Spot urine	3 – 5 years	FA and MD in major white matter tracts.	HMWP exposure was associated with greater MD of the R IFO, R pyramidal fibers, and bilateral UF. Higher LMWP exposure was associated with reduced FA of the L ILF.
Park et al. (2015)	Metabolites of DEHP and DBP	115	6 – 15 years	Spot urine	6 – 15 years	Whole brain CT	Negative correlation between metabolites of DEHP and CT in the right middle and superior temporal gyri.

Note. See notes following Table 9 for table notes and a comprehensive list of abbreviations.