Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations and blood glucose levels during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine associations between phthalate metabolite urinary concentrations during early pregnancy and blood glucose levels obtained at the time of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods

Upon initiation of prenatal care, women with a mean gestational age of 12.8 weeks were recruited for a study of environmental chemical exposures (n = 110) and provided a spot urinary specimen. Blood glucose concentrations (mg/dl) were obtained from the electronic medical record for those patients who did not experience a pregnancy loss and did not transfer care to another facility prior to glucose screening (n = 72). Urinary concentrations of nine phthalate metabolites and creatinine were measured at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associations

SUBMITTER: Robledo CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4724204 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature