Methods: This cross-sectional study used the data from the National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey, 1999–2004 and was restricted to women aged⩾ 18 years, who were …

This study aimed to investigate the association of urinary concentration of phthalate
metabolites with obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in a pediatric population. This study …

Developmental exposure to phthalates may be associated with adverse health outcomes but
information on the variability and predictors of urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations …

Exposure to household phthalates has been reported to have adverse effects on children's
health. In this paper, we used phthalate metabolites in the first morning urine as indicators of …

Objectives Phthalates might be implicated with obesity and insulin sensitivity. We evaluated
the levels of primary and secondary metabolites of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in …

The objective of this study is to assess human exposure to phthalates and its associations
with demographic characteristics of the subjects in the Korean National Human …

Background Phthalates impair rodent testicular function and have been associated with anti-
androgenic effects in humans, including decreased testosterone levels. Low testosterone in …

Background Phthalates have been identified as endocrine active compounds associated
with developmental and reproductive toxicity. The exposure to phthalates in premenstrual …

Background Information on the relationships between phthalate exposure, insulin
resistance, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in younger adults is limited. It is still unclear …

Background: Phthalates are hypothesized to cause obesity, but few studies have assessed
whether prenatal phthalate exposures are related to childhood body mass index (BMI) …