Background Lab studies have suggested that ubiquitous phthalate exposures are related to
obesity, but relevant epidemiological studies are scarce, especially for children. Objective To …

Objective To examine the age and sex-specific associations of urine levels of six mono-
phthalates with body size and fat distribution in Chinese children at puberty. Materials and …

Background Adolescence and young adulthood are critical periods of human growth and
development. Phthalates are environmental endocrine disruptors, and their health hazards …

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 …

Background There was growing interest in endocrine disrupting chemicals that might have
effect on the obesity epidemic, but few studies on the association of phthalates (PAEs) with …

Phthalate exposure has been reported to be associated with obesity (measured by body
mass index [BMI]) and central obesity (measured by waist circumference [WC]). Yet, reported …

Background Exposure to environmental chemicals may play a role in the development of
obesity. Evidence suggests phthalate exposure may be associated with obesity in children …

Objective Metabolomics may unravel global metabolic changes in response to
environmental exposures and identify important biological pathways involved in the …

Although previous studies showed that children are widely exposed to phthalates, the
sources of phthalate exposure for school-aged children in China are not well understood …

Objective There is limited research on the association between phthalates and metabolic
syndrome (MetS). Among adolescents, phthalate exposure, which can occur from multiple …