Strong associations between low-dose organochlorine pesticides and type 2 diabetes in Korea

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 410 - 414
• Main Authors: Son, H.-K., Kim, S.-A., Kang, J.-H., Chang, Y.-S., Park, S.-K., Lee, S.-K., Jacobs, D.R., Lee, D.-H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adjustment; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Bismaleimides; Case-Control Studies; Cigarettes; Control equipment; DDT; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Epidemics; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - toxicity; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Organochlorine pesticides; Persistent organic pollutants; Pesticides; Pesticides - toxicity; Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology; Populations; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Toxicology; Asia; Korea; Republic of Korea; Korea, Rep; Persistent organic pollutants; Organochlorine pesticides; Diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Human; Agricultural chemical product; Low dose; Pesticides; Epidemiology; Persistent organic pollutant; Chemical pollution; Organochlorine compounds; Chlorine Organic compounds; Organic compounds

Low-dose organochlorine (OC) pesticides have recently been associated with type 2 diabetes in several non-Asian general populations. As there is currently epidemic type 2 diabetes in Asia, we investigated the associations between OC pesticides and type 2 diabetes in Koreans. Among subjects who parti...