Table 1: Lantoro Hospital phthalates and metabolite levels in serum, urine and breast milk compared with literature level.

Analyte

LOD 

Sample

Quantity (µg mL-1)

Results

A. means ± SD

(This Study)

GM

Median

Min.

Max

FOD%

1

2

3

4

DEP

0.01

Serum

0.071  

0.070  

0.053  

0.055   

0.062 ± 0.008

0.060

0.060

0.053

0.071

100

 

 

Urine

0.007

0.008

0.016

0.015

0.012 ± 0.004

0.011

0.011

0.007

0.016

100

 

 

B. milk

0.022

0.023

ND

ND

0.022 ± 0.001

0.020

0.020

ND

0.023

50

DPP

0.007

Serum

0.067

0.064

0.071

0.073

0.070 ± 0.003

0.070

0.070

0.064

0.073

100

 

 

Urine

0.005

0.005

ND

ND

0.005 ± 0.001

0.005

0.005

ND

0.005

50

 

 

B. milk

0.038

0.039

0.046

0.043

0.042 ± 0.004

0.040

0.040

0.038

0.046

100

DBP

0.007

Serum

0.112

0.108

ND

ND

0.110 ± 0.004

0.110

0.110

ND

0.112

50

 

 

Urine

0.007  

0.006   

0.056  

0.051    

0.030 ± 0.020

0.029      

0.029     

0.006       

0.056      

100

 

 

B. milk

0.147

0.150

0.271

0.231

0.200 ± 0.050

0.182

0.190

0.147

0.270

100

DEHP

0.007

Serum

0.101

0.096

ND

ND

0.099 ± 0.003

0.098

0.098

ND

0.101

50

 

 

Urine

0.017

0.015

ND

ND

0.016 ± 0.001

0.016

0.016

ND

0.017

50

 

 

B. milk

0.155

0.132

ND

ND

0.144 ± 0.010

0.143

0.143

ND

0.155

50

MBP

0.007

Serum

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0

 

 

Urine

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0

 

 

B. milk

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0

Keys: LOD: Limit of Detection; A. Mean ± SD: Arithmetic Mean ± Standard Deviation; GM: Geometric Mean; Min: Minimum Value; Max: Maximum Value; ND: Not Detected; B. Milk: Breast Milk: FOD: Frequency of Detection