Relationship between heavy metal exposure and type 2 diabetes: a large-scale retrospective cohort study using occupational health examinations.
Jun Ho JiMi Hyeon JinJung-Hun KangSoon Il LeeSuee LeeSung-Hyun KimSung Yong OhPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Our findings demonstrated that simple occupational exposure to heavy metals lead and cadmium was not associated with the incidence of DM. However, lead concentrations at the beginning of the exposure might be an indicator of DM and glucose elevations.