Table 3 Specific gravity adjusted urinary concentrations (in ng/mL) of phthalate metabolites in Egyptian girls.
| Â | Urban Egyptians (n = 28) | Rural Egyptians (n = 29) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metabolite | Mean (S.E.) | Median | Range | Mean (S.E.) | Median | Range |
Mono-carboxyisononyl phthalate (MCNP) | 2.6 (0.6) | 1.5 | 0.3-11.2 | 2.3 (0.6) | 1.1 | 0.2-13.7 |
Mono-carboxy-isooctyl phthalate (MCOP) | 9.0 (2.3) | 3.8 | 0.4-49.0 | 4.0 (0.9) | 2.7 | 0.6-24.5 |
Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP) | 171.3 (54.5) | 69.7 | 9-1350 | 82.3 (26.5) | 43.2 | 3.2-728.1 |
Mono-ethyl phthalate (MEP) | 562.2 (331.2) | 121.8 | 8.8-9288 | 498.4 (239.5) | 63 | 4.6-6462 |
Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) | 13.6 (4.2) | 4.6 | 0.6-94.0 | 5.4 (1.3) | 3.1 | 0.4-29.6 |
Mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP)* | 9.2 (4.0) | 2.4 | 0.2-101.2 | 1.8 (0.4) | 0.8 | 0.1-7.5 |
Mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate (MCPP)* | 5.3 (1.7) | 2.2 | 0.2-45.7 | 2.1 (0.6) | 1.1 | 0.1-14.6 |
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP) | 79.9 (20.5) | 31 | 2.6-347.0 | 31.2 (4.7) | 23.8 | 3.1-99.4 |
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (MEOHP) | 54.6 (14.4) | 21.7 | 0.9-257.8 | 20.9 (2.9) | 14.4 | 1.2-52.8 |
Mono-isobutyl phthalate (MiBP)** | 68.6 (17.6) | 33.2 | 2.5-475.2 | 34.5 (10.1) | 13.7 | 1.2-232.2 |
Mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate (MECPP) | 154.5 (37.5) | 74.7 | 14.8-644.4 | 82.6 (11.4) | 68.6 | 10.2-249.5 |
Specific Gravity | 1.015 (0.009) | 1.015 | 1.005-1.035 | 1.021 (0.010) | 1.020 | 1.005-1.040 |