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ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2017

Variability and predictors of urinary concentrations of organophosphate flame retardant metabolites among pregnant women in Rhode Island.

Megan E Romano, Nicola L Hawley, Melissa Eliot, Antonia M Calafat, Nayana K Jayatilaka, Karl Kelsey, Stephen McGarvey, Maureen G Phipps, David A Savitz, Erika F Werner and 1 more

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Megan E RomanoDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA. megan.e.romano@dartmouth.edu.
Nicola L HawleyDepartment of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases), Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Melissa EliotDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Antonia M CalafatDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Nayana K JayatilakaDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Karl KelseyDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Stephen McGarveyDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Maureen G PhippsDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
David A SavitzDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Erika F WernerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA.
Joseph M BraunDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Brown University · USNational Center for Environmental Health · USWomen & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island · USYale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Relation Between In-utero Vitamin D and Immune Function in Early Childhood P20GM104416 · NIGMS · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI KARAGAS, MARGARET RITA · 2013 to 2022
$23.7M
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Thyroid Hormones, and Child NeurobehaviorR01ES024381 · NIEHS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI BRAUN, JOSEPH M · 2015 to 2018
$2.4M
Prenatal Sex Steroids, Bisphenol A, Phthalates, and Sexually Dimorphic BehaviorsR00ES020346 · NIEHS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI BRAUN, JOSEPH M · 2013 to 2015
$683k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIEHS NIH HHS R00 ES020346NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES024381NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104416
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrganophospate flame retardants (PFRs) are chemicals of emerging concern due to restrictions on polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant formulations. We describe the occurrence, variability, and predictors of urinary metabolites of PFRs among pregnant women.

methodsIn 2014-2015, 59 women from Providence, RI provided up to 3 spot urine samples during pregnancy (~12, 28, and 35 weeks' gestation). We created a pooled urine sample per woman and measured nine relevant metabolites in individual and pooled samples. We used linear mixed models to calculate intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) across the 3 measurements and to assess sociodemographic and dietary predictors of PFRs.

resultsThe median (IQR) of bis-2-chloroethyl phosphate (BCEP), bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BDCPP), and diphenyl phosphate (DPhP), the metabolites most frequently detected, from pooled samples were: 0.31 μg/L (0.17-0.54), 1.18 μg/L (0.64-2.19), 0.93 μg/L (0.72-1.97), respectively. We observed fair to good reproducibility for BCEP (ICC = 0.50), BDCPP (ICC = 0.60), and DPhP (ICC = 0.43), and excellent agreement between the urinary flame retardant metabolite concentrations averaged across pregnancy versus pooled urine sample concentrations for BCEP (ICC = 0.95), BDCPP (ICC = 0.89), and DPhP (ICC = 0.93). Adjusting for pertinent sociodemographic factors and gestational week of urine collection, each 1 kg increase in pre-pregnancy weight was associated with greater BCEP (1.1%; 95% CI: 0.1, 2.1), BDCPP (1.5%; 95% CI: 0.3, 2.7), and DPhP (0.5%; 95% CI: 0.0, 1.1). Dietary factors were generally not associated with urinary flame retardant metabolites.

conclusionsUrinary concentrations of BCEP, BDCPP, and DPhP were frequently detected among women in this pilot study and had fair reproducibility across pregnancy. Body size may be an important predictor of urinary flame retardant metabolite concentrations.

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