Intra- and inter-individual variability of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations in Hmong women of reproductive age.

ABSTRACT: The reproducibility of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations has not been well characterized in non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Our primary study objectives were to describe the distribution of urinary phthalate metabolites concentrations among a population of Hmong women of reproductive age, and to evaluate intra- and inter-individual variability of phthalate metabolite concentrations. Ten phthalate metabolites were measured in first-morning urine samples collected from 45 women and 20 of their spouses, who were members of the Fox River Environment and Diet Study cohort in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Repeated first-morning urine samples were collected and analyzed from 25 women, who provided up to three samples over approximately 1 month. Measurement variability was assessed using

SUBMITTER: Peck JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2929921 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature