Phthalates exposure indicators determined by urinary phthalate metabolites in healthy non-obese Czech adults: FANTOM study
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
- Keywords
- Urinary phthalates biomarkers, consumer practices, exposure indicators, normal body weight,
- MeSH
- Biomarkers urine MeSH
- Food Contamination analysis MeSH
- Phthalic Acids metabolism urine MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Meat analysis MeSH
- Fruit chemistry MeSH
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry MeSH
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid MeSH
- Healthy Volunteers MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Biomarkers MeSH
- Phthalic Acids MeSH
- phthalic acid MeSH Browser
It is assumed that human exposure to phthalates may be associated with adverse health effects. The indicators of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations in healthy adults are limited. In this study, the phthalate metabolites concentrations were detected from 24-h urine collection in non-obese Czech adults (n = 201). Each participant filled in an 80-item questionnaire (FANTOM-SQ 2013) regarding the outdoor and indoor sources of phthalates, the use of personal care products and food intake sources. The concentrations of 15 phthalates metabolites were analysed following enzymatic cleavage of the glucuronide using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS). The indicators of chronic or acute exposure phthalate-containing materials were identified. It is shown that higher fruit consumption was positively and significantly associated with a higher level of total 15 urinary phthalates biomarkers (p < 0.001). Regular meat consumption showed a negative significant association with total 15 phthalates metabolites (p < 0.01). The use of personal care products was significantly and positively correlated with monoethyl phthalate urine concentrations (p < 0.05). The analysis of the dietary behaviour and personal care products use in the Czech non-obese population showed it to be a predictable tool in the level of phthalates exposure when high fruit consumption and personal care products use are linked to higher phthalate metabolite contents in the urine. However, this topic deserves more research.
b Faculty Hospital in Pilsen Pilsen Czech Republic
c 3rd Internal Clinic 1st Medical Faculty Prague Charles University Prague Czech Republic
The National Institute of Public Health Prague Czech Republic
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