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Table 1 General characteristics of included studies

From: Internal exposure levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Country/Areas

Study period

Sample size (Boys/Girls)

Age range

Sample collection season

Analyte detection

Adjusted methods

Metabolites

Outcome indicators

Chen 2015 [26]

Mongolia

2011–2012

320 (166/154)

11–15 years

Spring, autumn, winter

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Hansen 2005 [27]

Denmark

1994–1995

204 (108/96)

7–8 years

Winter

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean (range)

Kang 2002 [28]

Korea

1997

137 (78/59)

11–14 years

Summer

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 2-OHNap

Mean ± SD

Mielzynska 2006 [29]

Poland

1998–1999

74 (47/27)

5–14 years

Winter

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Miller 2010 [30]

USA

1998–2006

222 (119/103)

5 years

Irregular

GC-MS/MS

SG

1-OHPyr, 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 3-OHFlu, 9-OHFlu, 1-OHPhe, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe

Mean (95% CI)

Jung 2015 [31]

9 years

Morgan 2015 [32]

USA

2000–2001

126 (63/63)

2– years

Spring, summer, autumn

GC/MS

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Mucha 2006 [33]

Ukraine

1998

90 (43/47)

3 years

Spring

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Ochoa -Martinez 2016 [34]

Mexico

2012

135(NA)

6–12 years

Not mentioned

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Yue 2010(1) [35]

China

2007

80 (47/33)

4–6 years

Winter

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Median (interquartile range)

Yue 2011 [36]

2-OHFlu, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe, 9-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Alghamdi 2015 [37]

Saudi Arabian

2013

170 (NA)

11 years

Spring

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 3-OHFlu, 1-OHPhe, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe

Median (interquartile range)

Cirillo 2006 [38]

Italian

2004

30 (15/15)

7–9 years

Winter

HPLC-UV

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Duan 2003 [39]

China

2002

40 (NA)

Not mentioned

Winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Fan 2007 [40]

China

2005

108 (72/36)

16–18 years

Spring, summer

HPLC-MS/MS

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe, 9-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Freire 2009 [41]

Spain

2005–2006

174 (NA)

4 years

Irregular

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Hu 2011 [42]

Taiwan/China

2009

369 (198/171)

1–13 years

Autumn, winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Lee 2007 [43]

Korea

2004

1012 (475/537)

7–15 years

Spring

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Ruchirawat 2007 [44]

Thailand

2006

176 (NA)

9–13 years

Not mentioned

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Shahsavani 2016 [45]

Iran

2015

120 (120/0)

9–12 years

Spring

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean (range)

Su 2015 [46]

China

2014

164 (NA)

Not mentioned

Autumn

HPLC-MS

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 3-OHFlu, 1-OHPhe, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe, 9-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Wilhelm 2007 [47]

Germany

2000

215 (NA)

4–9 years

Spring

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Median (range)

Yang 1997 [48]

China

1994

88 (88/0)

Not mentioned

Summer, winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Yu 2012 [49]

China

2010–2011

185 (NA)

9–12 years

Winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Huang 2006 [50]

USA

1999–2000

1003 (NA)

6–19 years

Not mentioned

GC/IDHRMS

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean (95%CI)

Huang 2014 [51]

China

2009–2010

2015 (NA)

6–20 years

Not mentioned

HPLC

Unadjusted

1-OHPyrr, 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 3-OHPhe

Mean (95%CI)

Li 2008 [52]

USA

2001–2002

1122 (NA)

6–19 years

Not mentioned

GC/IDHRMS

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 3-OHFlu, 9-OHFlu, 1-OHPhe, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe, 9-OHPhe

Mean (95% CI)

Heudorf 2001 [53]

Germany

1998

718 (NA)

0–20 years

Spring

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 1-OHPhe, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Yue 2010(2) [54]

China

2006

15 (15/0)

14–18 years

Winter

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe, 9-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Yue 2009 [55]

China

2005

41 (41/0)

16–18 years

Summer

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe, 9-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Farzan 2016 [56]

USA

2003–2008

660(NA)

12–19 years

Not mentioned

GC/IDHRMS

Creatinine

1-OHPyr, 1-OHNap, 2-OHNap, 2-OHFlu, 3-OHFlu, 9-OHFlu, 1-OHPhe, 2-OHPhe, 3-OHPhe, 4-OHPhe

Mean ± SD

Perez -Maldonado 2014 [57]

Mexico

2008–2009

226 (112/114)

6–12 years

Not mentioned

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Martinez -Salinas 2010 [58]

Mexico

2010

258 (NA)

3–13 years

Not mentioned

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Cavanagh 2007 [59]

New Zealand

2004

89 (89/0)

12–18 years

Autumn, winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Wijnen 1996 [60]

The Netherlands

1992

644 (NA)

1–6 years

Summer

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Ma 1996 [61]

China

1992–1994

574 (NA)

Not mentioned

Summer, winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Zhao 1995 [62]

China

1991–1992

310 (310/0)

6–15 years

Spring, autumn, winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Ma 1994 [63]

China

1992

145 (NA)

Not mentioned

Autumn, winter

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Kanoh 1993 [64]

Japan

1988–1989

139 (NA)

Not mentioned

Summer, winter

HPLC

Unadjusted

1-OHPyr

Mean ± SD

Siwińska 1998 [65]

Poland

1996

30 (18/12)

8 years

Not mentioned

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Median (range)

Siwińska 1999 [66]

Poland

1996

412(NA)

7–8 years

Not mentioned

HPLC

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Median (range)

Fiala 2001 [67]

The Czech Republic

1997–1998

57(NA)

3–6 years

Summer, winter

HPLC-FD

Creatinine

1-OHPyr

Mean (range)

  1. OHPyr hydroxypyrene, OHNap hydroxynaphalene, OHFlu hydroxyfluorene, OHPhe hydroxyphenanthrene, HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography, FD fluorescence detection, UV ultraviolet, MS mass spectrometry, GC gas chromatography, IDHRMS isotope dilution high-resolution mass spectrometry, SG specific gravity, SD standard deviation, NA not available