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Exposure to cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides and blood glucose level in a population of Ugandan smallholder farmers.

Martin Rune Hassan HansenErik JørsAnnelli SandbækDaniel SekabojjaJohn C SsempebwaRuth MubeeziPhilipp StaudacherSamuel FuhrimannAlex BurdorfBo Martin BibbyVivi Schlünssen
Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2020)
Our results do not clearly support a causal link between exposure to cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides and elevated blood glucose levels (expressed as HbA1c and FPG), but results should be interpreted with caution due to the risk of reverse causality.
Keyphrases
  • blood glucose
  • signaling pathway
  • glycemic control
  • aedes aegypti
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • emergency department
  • adverse drug
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • electronic health record