2019
Erratum: “Urinary BPA and Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Plasma Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis”
Johns L, Ferguson K, Cantonwine D, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Erratum: “Urinary BPA and Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Plasma Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis”. Environmental Health Perspectives 2019, 127: 019002. PMID: 30620210, PMCID: PMC6371660, DOI: 10.1289/ehp4855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasma vitamin D levelsVitamin D levelsPhthalate metabolite concentrationsD levelsUrinary BPAPregnant WomenRepeated measures analysisMetabolite concentrationsMeasures analysis
2018
Associations between mixtures of urinary phthalate metabolites with gestational age at delivery: a time to event analysis using summative phthalate risk scores
Boss J, Zhai J, Aung M, Ferguson K, Johns L, McElrath T, Meeker J, Mukherjee B. Associations between mixtures of urinary phthalate metabolites with gestational age at delivery: a time to event analysis using summative phthalate risk scores. Environmental Health 2018, 17: 56. PMID: 29925380, PMCID: PMC6011420, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-018-0400-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalateEnvironmental risk scoreGestational ageHazard ratioPreterm birthRisk scoreInterquartile rangeIncreased odds of preterm birthCases of preterm birthOdds of preterm birthUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsPhthalate metabolite concentrationsUrinary phthalate metabolitesPhthalate metabolite measurementsCox proportional hazards modelsInterquartile range changeTime to deliveryProportional hazards modelLongitudinal birth cohortSingle-pollutant analysesSignificant public health concernUrinary metabolite concentrationsBackgroundPreterm birthPregnant womenExposure to phthalates
2017
Urinary BPA and Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Plasma Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis
Johns L, Ferguson K, Cantonwine D, McElrath T, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Urinary BPA and Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Plasma Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women: A Repeated Measures Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2017, 125: 087026. PMID: 28934718, PMCID: PMC5783673, DOI: 10.1289/ehp1178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort of pregnant womenMono-3-carboxypropyl phthalateVitamin D levelsPregnant womenD levelsNested case-control study of preterm birthMeasures of urinary phthalate metabolitesProspective cohort of pregnant womenOdds of vitamin D deficiencyCase-control study of preterm birthDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolitesInverse associationStudy of preterm birthInterquartile rangePlasma vitamin D levelsCirculating total 25(OH)DNested case-control studyMetabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateVitamin D deficiencyDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatePhthalate metabolite concentrationsUrinary phthalate metabolitesUrinary bisphenol AProspective birth cohortPreterm birth
2016
Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenol A and Phthalate Metabolites Measured during Pregnancy and Risk of Preeclampsia
Cantonwine D, Meeker J, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, Hauser R, McElrath T. Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenol A and Phthalate Metabolites Measured during Pregnancy and Risk of Preeclampsia. Environmental Health Perspectives 2016, 124: 1651-1655. PMID: 27177253, PMCID: PMC5047771, DOI: 10.1289/ehp188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of preeclampsiaUrinary concentrations of BPAUrinary concentrations of bisphenol APhthalate metabolitesUrinary concentrationsAssociated with increased risk of preeclampsiaHazard ratioCases of preeclampsiaNested case-control studyDevelopment of preeclampsiaProspective birth cohort studyAssociated with increased riskPhthalate metabolite concentrationsCox proportional hazards modelsAdjusted Cox proportional hazards modelsCase-control studyAdjusted hazard ratiosCalculate hazard ratiosProportional hazards modelBirth cohort studyWeeks gestationPreterm birthAssociated with onsetPreeclampsiaUrinary BPA
2014
Variability in urinary phthalate metabolite levels across pregnancy and sensitive windows of exposure for the risk of preterm birth
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Ko Y, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Variability in urinary phthalate metabolite levels across pregnancy and sensitive windows of exposure for the risk of preterm birth. Environment International 2014, 70: 118-124. PMID: 24934852, PMCID: PMC4104181, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratiosUrinary phthalate metabolite levelsPreterm birthPhthalate metabolite levelsOdds ratioOdds of preterm birthAssociated with increased odds of preterm birthIncreased risk of delivering pretermCases of preterm birthWeeks of completed gestationRisk of delivering pretermAssociated with increased oddsMetabolite levelsPresentation of preeclampsiaSignificant public health problemSpontaneous preterm birthIntrauterine growth restrictionLongitudinal birth cohortPhthalate metabolite concentrationsPublic health problemBirth outcomesBirth cohortGrowth restrictionThird trimesterPregnant women
2013
Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors
Cantonwine D, Cordero J, Rivera-González L, Del Toro L, Ferguson K, Mukherjee B, Calafat A, Crespo N, Jiménez-Vélez B, Padilla I, Alshawabkeh A, Meeker J. Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico: Distribution, temporal variability, and predictors. Environment International 2013, 62: 1-11. PMID: 24161445, PMCID: PMC3874859, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMono-3-carboxypropyl phthalateMono-ethyl phthalateUrinary phthalate metabolite concentrationsMono-carboxyisooctyl phthalatePhthalate metabolite concentrationsPregnant womenMono-carboxyisononyl phthalatePhthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethylhexyl phthalatePhthalate biomarkersDetectable concentrations of phthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl phthalateMetabolite concentrationsMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalateConcentrations of phthalate metabolitesMono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentylUrinary phthalate biomarkersMono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl phthalateWomen of reproductive ageUrine samplesAssociated with phthalate exposureMono-isobutyl phthalateMono-n-butyl phthalateMono-benzyl phthalateIntraclass correlation coefficient