Prenatal and early childhood exposure to phthalates and childhood behavior at age 7 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence suggests that phthalate exposure may be associated with behavior problems in children and that these associations may be sex specific.

Methods

In a follow up study of 411 inner-city minority mothers and their children, mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP), monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP), monoisobutyl phthalate (MiBP), monethyl phthalate (MEP) and four di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate metabolites (DEHP) were quantified in maternal urine samples collected during the third trimester and in child urine samples at ages 3 and 5 years. The Conners' Parent Rating Scale-Revised: Long Form (CPRS) and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were administered to the mothers to assess children's behavior problems at 7 years of age. The analysis included children with available measur

SUBMITTER: Daniel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867029 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature