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Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children

BACKGROUND: Environmental health research has reported mixed findings on the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of child behavioral problems. OBJECTIVE: We examined the consistency of the associations between prenatal urinary phthalate concentrations and child be...

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Autores principales: England-Mason, Gillian, Martin, Jonathan W., MacDonald, Amy, Kinniburgh, David, Giesbrecht, Gerald F., Letourneau, Nicole, Dewey, Deborah
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Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7493743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32593833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105892
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author England-Mason, Gillian
Martin, Jonathan W.
MacDonald, Amy
Kinniburgh, David
Giesbrecht, Gerald F.
Letourneau, Nicole
Dewey, Deborah
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Martin, Jonathan W.
MacDonald, Amy
Kinniburgh, David
Giesbrecht, Gerald F.
Letourneau, Nicole
Dewey, Deborah
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description BACKGROUND: Environmental health research has reported mixed findings on the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of child behavioral problems. OBJECTIVE: We examined the consistency of the associations between prenatal urinary phthalate concentrations and child behavior scores across two standardized instruments – the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) – using two analytical approaches used to correct for urine dilution. METHOD: A sample of 351 mother–child pairs were selected from a prospective birth cohort of pregnant women enrolled between 2009 and 2012. Women provided spot urine samples during the second trimester of pregnancy, which were analyzed for levels of nine urinary phthalate metabolites. When their typically developing children were 3–4 years of age, mothers completed the BASC-2 and CBCL on the same day. Adjusted regression analyses examined the associations between maternal prenatal phthalate concentrations and child behavior scores on the BASC-2 and CBCL. To correct for urine dilution, primary regression analyses included urinary creatinine concentration as a separate independent variable (i.e., covariate). In the secondary regression analyses, creatinine-adjusted phthalate concentrations were used. RESULTS: Primary logistic regression analyses that included urinary creatinine as a covariate showed that higher prenatal phthalate concentrations were related to increased odds of scores falling into the borderline or clinical range on the Hyperactivity, Aggression, Anxiety, Depression, Withdrawal, Externalizing Problems, Internalizing Problems, and Behavioral Symptoms Index scales on the BASC-2 (ORs from 1.39 to 2.07), but only the Anxious/Depressed and Externalizing Problems scales on the CBCL (ORs from 1.80 to 3.28). Primary linear regression analyses showed that higher prenatal phthalate concentrations were related to higher scores on the Externalizing Problems (β’s = 0.16), Internalizing Problems (β’s from 0.16 to 0.20), and Behavioral Symptoms Index (β’s from 0.18 to 0.21) scales on the BASC-2, but not related to any CBCL scales. Sex-stratified analyses found that many associations were only significant for male children. Secondary analyses using creatinine-adjusted phthalate concentrations revealed that some of the associations from the primary analyses remained significant; however, a number of unique associations were observed. CONCLUSION: Prenatal phthalate exposure was associated with preschool behavioral development; however, findings were not consistent for the BASC-2 and CBCL, especially related to the clinical/syndrome scales and Internalizing Problems scale. Further, many findings differed based on the analytical approach used to correct for urine dilution. Future work is needed to delineate the similarities and differences between similarly named child behavior constructs assessed by different neurodevelopmental assessments. Also, research is needed to better understand why and how different analytical approaches influence the reported associations between maternal prenatal phthalate concentrations and children’s behavior problems.
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spelling pubmed-74937432020-09-16 Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children England-Mason, Gillian Martin, Jonathan W. MacDonald, Amy Kinniburgh, David Giesbrecht, Gerald F. Letourneau, Nicole Dewey, Deborah Environ Int Article BACKGROUND: Environmental health research has reported mixed findings on the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of child behavioral problems. OBJECTIVE: We examined the consistency of the associations between prenatal urinary phthalate concentrations and child behavior scores across two standardized instruments – the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) – using two analytical approaches used to correct for urine dilution. METHOD: A sample of 351 mother–child pairs were selected from a prospective birth cohort of pregnant women enrolled between 2009 and 2012. Women provided spot urine samples during the second trimester of pregnancy, which were analyzed for levels of nine urinary phthalate metabolites. When their typically developing children were 3–4 years of age, mothers completed the BASC-2 and CBCL on the same day. Adjusted regression analyses examined the associations between maternal prenatal phthalate concentrations and child behavior scores on the BASC-2 and CBCL. To correct for urine dilution, primary regression analyses included urinary creatinine concentration as a separate independent variable (i.e., covariate). In the secondary regression analyses, creatinine-adjusted phthalate concentrations were used. RESULTS: Primary logistic regression analyses that included urinary creatinine as a covariate showed that higher prenatal phthalate concentrations were related to increased odds of scores falling into the borderline or clinical range on the Hyperactivity, Aggression, Anxiety, Depression, Withdrawal, Externalizing Problems, Internalizing Problems, and Behavioral Symptoms Index scales on the BASC-2 (ORs from 1.39 to 2.07), but only the Anxious/Depressed and Externalizing Problems scales on the CBCL (ORs from 1.80 to 3.28). Primary linear regression analyses showed that higher prenatal phthalate concentrations were related to higher scores on the Externalizing Problems (β’s = 0.16), Internalizing Problems (β’s from 0.16 to 0.20), and Behavioral Symptoms Index (β’s from 0.18 to 0.21) scales on the BASC-2, but not related to any CBCL scales. Sex-stratified analyses found that many associations were only significant for male children. Secondary analyses using creatinine-adjusted phthalate concentrations revealed that some of the associations from the primary analyses remained significant; however, a number of unique associations were observed. CONCLUSION: Prenatal phthalate exposure was associated with preschool behavioral development; however, findings were not consistent for the BASC-2 and CBCL, especially related to the clinical/syndrome scales and Internalizing Problems scale. Further, many findings differed based on the analytical approach used to correct for urine dilution. Future work is needed to delineate the similarities and differences between similarly named child behavior constructs assessed by different neurodevelopmental assessments. Also, research is needed to better understand why and how different analytical approaches influence the reported associations between maternal prenatal phthalate concentrations and children’s behavior problems. 2020-06-25 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7493743/ /pubmed/32593833 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105892 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) ).
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Martin, Jonathan W.
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Giesbrecht, Gerald F.
Letourneau, Nicole
Dewey, Deborah
Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
title Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
title_full Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
title_fullStr Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
title_full_unstemmed Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
title_short Similar names, different results: Consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
title_sort similar names, different results: consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behavior problems in preschool children
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7493743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32593833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105892
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