ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016
Occupational exposure to phthalates in relation to gender, consumer practices and body composition.
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- Phthalates exposure and serum uric acid level in patients with Crohn's disease: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- The Plasticizer Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) Impairs Pregnancy Vascular Health: Insights into Calcium Signaling and Nitric Oxide Involvement.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Article
- Endocrine Disruptors in Child Obesity and Related Disorders: Early Critical Windows of Exposure.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Prenatal Exposure to Dibutyl Phthalate and Its Negative Health Effects on Offspring: In Vivo and Epidemiological Studies.Journal of xenobiotics · 2024Review
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- Female Reproductive Health and Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenol A: A Cross Sectional Study.Toxics · 2021Article
- Determinants of phthalate exposure among a U.S.-based group of Latino workers.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2021Article
- Occupational Hazards and Risks Associated with Phthalates among Slovakian Firefighters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures.Toxics · 2019Review
- Early-Life Phthalate Exposure and Adiposity at 8 Years of Age.Environmental health perspectives · 2017Article
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Abstract
The aim of our work was to find associations between urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and occupation, consumer practices and body composition. We divided our cohort (n = 129) into occupationally exposed subjects, community service workers (group A; n = 45) and workers from plastic industry (group B; n = 35) and group of general population (control group C, n = 49). To estimate levels of five phthalate metabolites, we used high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry analysis. We found in plastic industry workers compared to community service workers and subjects of the control group significantly higher urinary concentration mono (2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP), mono (2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (MEOHP), mono (2-etylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), sum di-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (DEHP), mono-iso-butyl phthalate (MiBP) and mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP). We identified by multivariate analysis of covariance inverse relationship between MEHP and body parameters as waist-to-height ratio, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, hip circumference and waist circumference among females, whereas in males, no significant association was found. Results of our study show, despite of variability in terms of occupational exposure to phthalates, that plastic manufactory represents a higher occupational risk in comparison with waste management. The differences in anthropometric parameters between the two occupationally exposed groups and the general population are suggesting a detrimental effect of occupational exposure on body weight homeostasis.
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