Title: Associations of individual characteristics and lifestyle factors with metabolism of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate in NHANES 2001–2012

Authors: Yaghjyan L, PhD; Carlsson NP, BS; Ghita GL, MS; Chang SH, PhD

In this project, associations of individual and lifestyle characteristics with Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) metabolism were investigated using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2001-2012. Age, race, BMI, and alcohol consumption were found to be associated with differences in DEHP metabolism. My roles included data cleaning/transformation, data analysis, and manuscript revision. All of my analyses were performed using SAS, with the primary means of analysis being multiple linear regression, taking into account the complex sampling design of the NHANES survey (weight, stratum, and primary sampling unit, or PSU). Please see the link below for the abstract.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935116301633