Association between Endocrine Disrupting Phenols in Colostrums and Maternal and Infant Health

Table 4

Association between health status and total phenol levels^a.

	BPA		NP		OP
	mean ± std (ng/mL)	𝑃	mean ± std (ng/mL)	𝑃	mean ± std (ng/mL)	𝑃
Mothers (𝑁)
Healthy (290)	7.75±7.36	0.57	2.04±3.71	0.02*	2.24±4.24	0.38
Sick (35)	7.99±7.35		3.51±4.98		2.59±3.66
Infants^b
Healthy (312)^c	7.83±7.50	0.76	1.86±3.29	0.09	2.20±4.13	0.31
Sick (14)	6.65±7.06		3.95±6.35		3.91±6.06

^aWilcoxon’s test.
^bData show phenol levels in their mothers’ breast milk.
^cIt includes recovered subjects.
∗Statistically significant between healthy and sick subjects, 𝑃<0.05.