Differences in Urinary Arsenic Metabolites between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects in Bangladesh

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 1006 - 1019
• Main Authors: Nizam, Saika, Kato, Masashi, Yatsuya, Hiroshi, Khalequzzaman, Md, Ohnuma, Shoko, Naito, Hisao, Nakajima, Tamie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 12.03.2013; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Arsenic; Arsenic - analysis; Arsenic - urine; Asian people; Bangladesh - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus - urine; Drinking Water - analysis; Environmental Monitoring; Female; Humans; Male; Metabolites; Middle Aged; Public health; Urine; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - urine; Bangladesh

Ingestion of inorganic arsenic (iAs) is considered to be related to the development of diabetes mellitus. In order to clarify the possible differences in the metabolism in diabetics, we measured urinary iAs metabolites in diabetic cases and non-diabetic control subjects in Faridpur, an arsenic-conta...