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- Rajrupa Ghosh
(Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA)
- Mefruz Haque
(Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA)
- Paul C. Turner
(Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA)
- Raul Cruz-Cano
(Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA)
- Cher M. Dallal
(Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA)
Abstract
Phthalates, plasticizers ubiquitous in household and personal care products, have been associated with metabolic disturbances. Despite the noted racial differences in phthalate exposure and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), it remains unclear whether associations between phthalate metabolites and MetS vary by race and sex. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 10,017 adults from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (2005–2014). Prevalence odds ratios (POR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for the association between 11 urinary phthalate metabolites and MetS using weighted sex and race stratified multivariable logistic regression. Higher MCOP levels were significantly associated with increased odds of MetS among women but not men, and only remained significant among White women (POR Q4 vs. Q1 = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.24, 2.29; p -trend = 0.001). Similarly, the inverse association observed with MEHP among women, persisted among White women only (POR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.35, 0.80; p -trend = 0.003). However, ΣDEHP metabolites were associated with increased odds of MetS only among men, and this finding was limited to White men (POR Q4 vs. Q1 = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.01, 2.35; p -trend = 0.06). Among Black men, an inverse association was observed with higher MEP levels (POR Q4 vs. Q1 = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.24, 0.77; p -trend = 0.01). The findings suggest differential associations between phthalate metabolites and MetS by sex and race/ethnicity.
Suggested Citation
Rajrupa Ghosh & Mefruz Haque & Paul C. Turner & Raul Cruz-Cano & Cher M. Dallal, 2021.
"Racial and Sex Differences between Urinary Phthalates and Metabolic Syndrome among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2005–2014,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-18, June.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:13:p:6870-:d:583056
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