Dietary intake and phthalates body burden in boys and girls |
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Authors: | Qing Shen Huijing Shi Yunhui Zhang Yang Cao |
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Institution: | .Unit of Biostatistics, Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177 Sweden ;.School of Public Health, Fudan University / Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032 China |
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Abstract: | BackgroundPhthalates are a group of environmental endocrine disruptors and have been ubiquitously applied in industrial field. Few studies had investigated how dietary intake was related with phthalate body burden in children.To determine the relationship between phthalate body burden and dietary intake among school age children in Shanghai, China.MethodsFour hundred and thirty schoolchildren aged 8–16 years were recruited in a cross-sectional study with 18 months follow-up in Shanghai, China during 2010–2012. Data of questionnaire-based dietary intake were collected and urinary phthalate concentrations were measured. Associations between frequency of dietary intake and phthalate metabolite concentrations were evaluated by stepwise multiple linear regression model.ResultsPositive association was found between mono-butyl phthalate and seafood, and negative associations were found between mono-butyl phthalate and dried fruits and vegetables. Egg consumption showed negative association with all di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-related metabolites.ConclusionsSome food types were identified to be associated with phthalate body burden and diet might be a source of phthalate exposure among Chinese schoolchildren. |
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Keywords: | Dietary intake Phthalate metabolites Body burden Schoolchildren |
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