Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Childhood Body Size in an Urban Cohort

Conclusions: Contrary to hypotheses, prenatal non-DEHP phthalate exposures were associated with lower BMI z-score, waist circumference and fat mass in boys during early childhood.

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Citation: Maresca MM, Hoepner LA, Hassoun A, Oberfield SE, Mooney SJ, Calafat AM, Ramirez J, Freyer G, Perera FP, Whyatt RM, Rundle AG. Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Childhood Body Size in an Urban Cohort. Environ Health Perspect; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408750.
Received: 28 May 2014
Accepted: 8 June 2015
Advance Publication: 12 June 2015
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Source: EHP Research - June 12, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sam Duvall Tags: Children's Health Source Type: research