Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study
Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates are endocrine disruptors possibly linked to adverse reproductive and neurodevelopmental outcomes. These chemicals have commonly been measured in urine in population surveys; however, such data are limited for large populations of pregnant women, especially for the cr...
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| author | Tye E. Arbuckle Karelyn Davis Leonora Marro Mandy Fisher Melissa Legrand Alain LeBlanc Eric Gaudreau Warren G. Foster Voleak Choeurng William D. Fraser |
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| description | Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates are endocrine disruptors possibly linked to adverse reproductive and neurodevelopmental outcomes. These chemicals have commonly been measured in urine in population surveys; however, such data are limited for large populations of pregnant women, especially for the critical first trimester of pregnancy. The aim of the study was to measure BPA and phthalate metabolites in first trimester urine samples collected in a large national-scale pregnancy cohort study and to identify major predictors of exposure. Approximately 2000 women were recruited in the first trimester of pregnancy from ten sites across Canada. A questionnaire was administered to obtain demographic and socio-economic data on participants and a spot urine sample was collected and analyzed for total BPA (GC–MS/MS) and 11 phthalate metabolites (LC–MS/MS). The geometric mean (GM) maternal urinary concentration of total BPA, uncorrected for specific gravity, was 0.80 (95% CI 0.76–0.85) μg/L. Almost 88% of the women had detectable urinary concentrations of BPA. An analysis of urinary concentrations of BPA by maternal characteristics with specific gravity as a covariate in the linear model showed that the geometric mean concentrations: (1) decreased with increasing maternal age, (2) were higher in current smokers or women who quit during pregnancy compared to never smokers, and (3) tended to be higher in women who provided a fasting urine sample and who were born in Canada, and had lower incomes and education. Several of the phthalate metabolites analyzed were not prevalent in this population (MCHP, MMP, MiNP, MOP), with percentages detectable at less than 15%. The phthalate metabolites with the highest measured concentrations were MEP (GM: 32.02 μg/L) and MnBP (GM: 11.59 μg/L). MBzP urinary concentrations decreased with maternal age but did not differ by time of urine collection; whereas the DEHP metabolites tended to be higher in older women and when the urine was collected later in the day. This study provides the first biomonitoring results for the largest population of pregnant women sampled in the first trimester of pregnancy. The results indicate that exposure among this population of pregnant women to these chemicals is comparable to or even lower than that observed in a Canadian national population-based survey. Keywords: Biomonitoring, Urine, Bisphenol A, Phthalates, Pregnancy |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2df934a6fcf4e1b8275774dd442a02d2022-12-22T03:09:50ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202014-07-01685565Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC studyTye E. Arbuckle0Karelyn Davis1Leonora Marro2Mandy Fisher3Melissa Legrand4Alain LeBlanc5Eric Gaudreau6Warren G. Foster7Voleak Choeurng8William D. Fraser9Population Studies Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; Corresponding author at: Population Studies Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, 50 Colombine Dr., A.L. 0801A, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada.Population Studies Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaPopulation Studies Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaPopulation Studies Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaChemicals Surveillance Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaLe Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Institut nationale de Santé Publique Québec, Québec, CanadaLe Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Institut nationale de Santé Publique Québec, Québec, CanadaDivision of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaPopulation Studies Division, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaSainte Justine University Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, CanadaBisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates are endocrine disruptors possibly linked to adverse reproductive and neurodevelopmental outcomes. These chemicals have commonly been measured in urine in population surveys; however, such data are limited for large populations of pregnant women, especially for the critical first trimester of pregnancy. The aim of the study was to measure BPA and phthalate metabolites in first trimester urine samples collected in a large national-scale pregnancy cohort study and to identify major predictors of exposure. Approximately 2000 women were recruited in the first trimester of pregnancy from ten sites across Canada. A questionnaire was administered to obtain demographic and socio-economic data on participants and a spot urine sample was collected and analyzed for total BPA (GC–MS/MS) and 11 phthalate metabolites (LC–MS/MS). The geometric mean (GM) maternal urinary concentration of total BPA, uncorrected for specific gravity, was 0.80 (95% CI 0.76–0.85) μg/L. Almost 88% of the women had detectable urinary concentrations of BPA. An analysis of urinary concentrations of BPA by maternal characteristics with specific gravity as a covariate in the linear model showed that the geometric mean concentrations: (1) decreased with increasing maternal age, (2) were higher in current smokers or women who quit during pregnancy compared to never smokers, and (3) tended to be higher in women who provided a fasting urine sample and who were born in Canada, and had lower incomes and education. Several of the phthalate metabolites analyzed were not prevalent in this population (MCHP, MMP, MiNP, MOP), with percentages detectable at less than 15%. The phthalate metabolites with the highest measured concentrations were MEP (GM: 32.02 μg/L) and MnBP (GM: 11.59 μg/L). MBzP urinary concentrations decreased with maternal age but did not differ by time of urine collection; whereas the DEHP metabolites tended to be higher in older women and when the urine was collected later in the day. This study provides the first biomonitoring results for the largest population of pregnant women sampled in the first trimester of pregnancy. The results indicate that exposure among this population of pregnant women to these chemicals is comparable to or even lower than that observed in a Canadian national population-based survey. Keywords: Biomonitoring, Urine, Bisphenol A, Phthalates, Pregnancyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412014000609 |
| spellingShingle | Tye E. Arbuckle Karelyn Davis Leonora Marro Mandy Fisher Melissa Legrand Alain LeBlanc Eric Gaudreau Warren G. Foster Voleak Choeurng William D. Fraser Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study Environment International |
| title | Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study |
| title_full | Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study |
| title_fullStr | Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study |
| title_short | Phthalate and bisphenol A exposure among pregnant women in Canada — Results from the MIREC study |
| title_sort | phthalate and bisphenol a exposure among pregnant women in canada results from the mirec study |
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