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Table 4 Least squares adjusted mean urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations (ng/mL), adjusted for age, BMI, and urinary specific gravity.

From: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: A pilot exposure assessment study

 

Area of Residence

Reported Food Storage in Plastic

 

Rural (n = 29)

Urban (n = 28)

No (n = 14)

Yes (n = 43)

Metabolite

Mean

S.E.

Mean

S.E.

Mean

S.E.

Mean

S.E.

Mono-carboxyisononyl phthalate (MCNP)

1.7

0.3

1.2

0.4

1.2

0.4

1.7

0.2

Mono-carboxy-isooctyl phthalate (MCOP)

3.1

0.9

4.4

1.0

2.7

1.3

4.8

0.7

Mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP)

66.5

25.5

81.0

29.0

42.2

35.2

105.2

19.7

Mono-ethyl phthalate (MEP)

370.1

241.2

262.5

273.7

154.5

333.0

478.1

186.3

Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP)

4.6

1.4

6.3

1.6

3.5

2.0

7.3

1.1

Mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP)

1.9

1.0

3.6

1.2

1.9

1.4

3.6

0.8

Mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate (MCPP)

1.7

0.6

2.3

0.6

1.2

0.8

2.8

0.4

Mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP)

24.8

8.9

45.5

10.1

26.4

12.3

43.9

6.9

Mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (MEOHP)

17.8

6.3

30.5

7.1

17.3

8.6

31.0

4.8

Mono-isobutyl phthalate (MiBP)

28.4

10.7

36.3

12.1

15.2*

14.7

49.5*

8.2

Mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate (MECPP)

71.0

17.3

79.3

19.7

53.8

24.0

96.5

13.4

  1. S.E. - Standard Error
  2. * - Significantly different by t-test (p = 0.04)