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Phthalates in Egyptian premenstrual girls
Egyptian girls had much less MBzP than US girls but several-fold more MiBP, especially with plastic food storage.
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Who was sampled?
30 urban and 30 rural premenstrual girls in Gharbiah, Egypt.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Mean age?
11.5 years (range 10–13).
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Highest-concentration metabolite?
MEP from diethyl phthalate.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Urban vs rural MEP medians?
98.8 vs 40.4 ng/mL.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Which SG-adjusted metabolites were higher in urban girls?
MBzP, MCPP, and MiBP.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Plastic food storage?
Higher SG-adjusted MiBP (p = 0.01).
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Canned food?
Higher MiBP and MEHP.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
US vs Egypt MBzP?
US median 25.1 ng/mL vs urban 2.0 and rural 0.3 ng/mL.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
MiBP vs US?
Egyptian medians at least threefold higher than US 4.8 ng/mL.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
When and where collected?
Gharbiah province, July–October 2009.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified
Authors' health conclusion?
Phthalates alone likely will not explain urban–rural health differences including breast cancer.
Source: Exposure to phthalates among premenstrual girls from rural and urban Gharbiah, Egypt: a pilot exposure assessment study · DOI · quote verified