Nickel exposure is associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults
Author(s) -
Gang Liu,
Liang Sun,
An Pan,
Mingjiang Zhu,
Li Zi,
Zhenzhen Wang,
Xin Liu,
Xingwang Ye,
Huaixing Li,
He Zheng,
Choon Nam Ong,
Huiyong Yin,
Lin Xu,
Yan Chen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyu200
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , interquartile range , type 2 diabetes , urinary system , endocrinology , odds ratio , creatinine , body mass index , urine , insulin resistance , quartile , confidence interval
Nickel exposure can induce hyperglycaemia in rodents, but little is known about its association with abnormal glucose metabolism in humans. We aimed to investigate the association of nickel exposure with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Chinese adults.
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