Measurement of Urinary Biomarkers of Parabens, Benzophenone-3, and Phthalates in a Belgian Population

Table 3

Paraben, BP3, and phthalate metabolite medians (µg/L) in the different age groups.

Age groups (𝑁)	1–6 (23)	7–11 (25)	12–19 (30)	20–39 (99)	40–59 (50)	≥60 (34)
MP	34.8	9.1	18.0	13.3	25.6	13.0
EP	2.3*	0.7	1.1	1.9*	2.2*	2.6*
PP	2.1	0.8	4.2	1.0	2.3	0.8
BP	0.8*	<LOD	<LOD	<LOD	<LOD	<LOD
BP3	1.8	1.4	3.6**	0.9	1.3	0.5
MEP	33.3	39.2	42.4	27.5	34.5	54.0
MnBP	59.0***	48.4*	40.9*	24.8	30.7	29.4
MiBP	59.5***	64.1***	33.6**	19.3	21.9	14.8
MBzP	10.2*	8.2*	8.4*	4.2	4.1	4.6
MEHP	3.4**	3.0*	3.7*	2.8*	2.2	1.8
5-OH-MEHP	21.7***	14.3**	13.7***	7.3	5.8	6.0
5-oxo-MEHP	17.1***	10.2***	9.5***	4.6	3.8	3.8

^∗𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01; ***𝑃<0.001.