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Table 3 Urinary phthalate metabolite levels [ng/mL] measured in gestational week 28

From: Maternal phthalate exposure and asthma, rhinitis and eczema in 552 children aged 5 years; a prospective cohort study

Diether phthalate

Phthalate metabolite

LOD

% > LOD

Mean

Minimum

Percentile

Maximum

5th

25th

50th

75th

95th

DEP

MEP

0.53

99.8

103.8

0.37

2.6

7.3

17.9

55.8

351.5

5380.9

DiBP

MiBP

1.10

99.6

37.1

0.78

3.4

12.3

27.1

47.2

104.1

455.2

DnBP

MnBP

1.43

95.3

18.2

<LOD

1.5

6.0

13.5

24.9

51.7

184.3

ΣMBP(i + n)

  

55.3

<LOD

4.9

19.1

41.5

74.7

150.3

516.1

BBzP

MBzP

1.14

67.9

4.63

  

<LOD

2.5

5.8

15.7

71.2

DEHP

MEHP

0.14

90.2

1.7

 

<LOD

0.46

1.1

2.2

5.5

36.8

MEHHP

0.91

89.3

6.6

 

<LOD

2.2

51.0

8.6

18.5

92.7

MEOHP

0.67

91.5

5.4

<LOD

<LOD

1.8

4.3

7.0

14.6

56.6

MECPP

0.55

96.9

6.4

<LOD

0.73

2.4

5.2

8.5

15.6

95.7

ΣDEHPm

  

26.5

<LOD

1.5

9.4

21.4

34.6

69.0

305.0

DiNP

MiNP

0.61

11.6

1.2

    

<LOD

0.98

135.5

MHiNP

0.26

91.1

9.4

 

<LOD

0.78

1.6

3.8

12.6

1433.4

MOiNP

0.25

83.3

5.0

 

<LOD

0.45

1.1

2.5

8.9

690.4

MCiOP

0.11

100.0

13.3

0.15

0.52

1.8

3.7

7.5

23.6

1438.4

ΣDiNPm

  

38.1

0.22

0.77

4.3

8.5

18.3

58.0

4956.8

  1. Abbreviations: LOD Limit of detection; DEP Diethyl phthalate; DiBP Diisobutyl phthalate; DnBP Di-n-butyl phthalate; BBzP Benzyl-butyl phthalate; DEHP Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate; DiNP Diisononyl phthalate; MEP monoethyl phthalate; MiBP mono-isobutyl phthalate; MnBP mono-n-butyl phthalate; MBzP monobenzyl phthalate; MEHP mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate; MEHHP mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl phthalate; MEOHP mono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl phthalate; MECPP mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalate; MiNP mono-iso-nonyl phthalate; MHiNP mono-hydroxy-iso-nonyl phthalate; MHiNP mono-hydroxy-iso-nonyl phthalate; MCiOP mono-carboxy-iso-octyl phthalate