Phthalate exposure and high blood pressure in adults : a cross-sectional study in China

Widespread phthalate exposure has been recently documented and is hypothesized to increase blood pressure (BP) in humans. However, current studies have provided inconclusive evidence for an association between phthalate exposure and BP. Human epidemiologic studies on the topic remain lacking. Therefore, this study aims to examine the association between serum phthalate concentrations and BP in a Chinese population. We measured several parameters of BP (systolic BP, diastolic BP, total cholesterol, and triglyceride) and the concentrations of 16 phthalates (dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), bis (2-methoxyethyl) phthalate, bis (4-methyl-2-pentyl) phthalate, bis (2-ethoxyethyl) phthalate, diamyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate, bis (2-nbutoxyethyl) phthalate (DBEP), dicyclohexyl phthalate, bis (2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisononyl phthalate, diphenyl phthalate, and di-n-octyl phthalate) in the serum of 474 adults recruited from a primary health care clinic. The relationship between serum phthalate concentrations and BP parameters was assessed with multivariate linear regressions. DBP was the most ubiquitous and dominant contaminant in the study population. The systolic BP of subjects in the median-exposure DEHP group significantly increased by 2.96 mmHg (p < 0.05) relative to that of subjects in the low-exposure group. Significant positive dose-related associations of DMP and DBEP with the levels of total cholesterol in serum (p for trend < 0.05) were also found. These associations persisted even when considering exposure to multiple phthalates. Our results suggested that phthalate exposure might increase BP in adults. However, our findings warrant further studies in a larger and more general population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Environmental science and pollution research international - 25(2018), 16 vom: 27. Juni, Seite 15934-15942

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Shao-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Ya-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Tong-Tong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Ning [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Adult
Butylbenzyl phthalate
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Diethylhexyl Phthalate
Diisononyl phthalate
Epidemiology
High blood pressure
Journal Article
Phthalate
Phthalic Acids
Phthalic acid
Triglycerides
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Date Completed 09.04.2019

Date Revised 09.04.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-018-1845-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM282422773