Maternal Food and Beverage Consumption Behaviors and Discrepant Phthalate Exposure by Race.

ABSTRACT: Background: Differential exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including phthalate diesters, may contribute to persistent racial/ethnic disparities in women's reproductive health outcomes. We sought to characterize sources of gestational exposure to these agents that may differ according to maternal race. Methods: We enrolled pregnant Black (n = 198), including African American, and White (n = 197) women during the second trimester, and measured eight phthalate monoester metabolites in urine. We assessed confounder-adjusted associations between multiple food and beverage consumption habits, summarized using a principal component analysis, as predictors of maternal urinary phthalate metabolite levels, stratified by race. Results: Whites reported significantly grea

SUBMITTER: Sterrett ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature