Changes in epidemiologic associations with different exposure metrics: A case study of phthalate exposure associations with body mass index and waist circumference

Environment International

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-76

  Christensen, Krista ^a   Sobus, Jon ^a   Phillips, Martin ^a   Blessinger, Todd ^a   Lorber, Matthew ^a   Tan, Yu Mei ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; BMI; Exposure metric; Phthalates; WC

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; HEALTH; IMPURITIES; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; ESTERS;

BIAS; BMI; EXPOSURE METRIC; PHTHALATES; WC; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL; PHTHALATE METABOLITES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS;

ESTERS; MOLAR CONCENTRATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

BIOMONITORING; BODY SIZE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; METABOLITE; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE METRIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; URINARY EXCRETION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NUTRITION; POLLUTANT; STATISTICAL BIAS; URINE; CASE STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; METABOLITE; PHARMACOKINETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905158958     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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