Phthalate exposure associated with self-reported diabetes among Mexican women
Svensson K, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Burguete-García A, Cebrián ME, Calafat AM, Needham LL, Claudio L, López-Carrillo L. Phthalate exposure associated with self-reported diabetes among Mexican women. Environmental Research 2011, 111: 792-796. PMID: 21696718, PMCID: PMC5240471, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported diabetesPhthalate exposureMexican womenExploratory cross-sectional studyCase-control studyCross-sectional studyGenesis of diabetesUbiquitous industrial chemicalsAdult Mexican womenAdverse health effectsDiabetes statusHealthy womenSignificant positive associationPhthalate metabolitesUrinary concentrationsBreast cancerImportant confoundersMonobenzyl phthalateDiabetesPlace of residencePossible associationMetabolic homeostasisHealth effectsWomenDilution tandem mass spectrometry