Open AccessAdipose tissue levels of DDT as risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Neha Tawar,
Basu Dev Banerjee,
B.K. Mishra,
T. Sharma,
S. Tyagi,
Sri Venkata Madhu,
Vivek Agarwal,
Sanjay Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_198_21
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , type 2 diabetes mellitus , adipose tissue , endocrinology , glycemic , diabetes mellitus , risk factor , population , odds ratio , environmental health
Exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), a potent lipophilic organochlorine pesticide, has long been linked as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, its presence in the adipose tissues of the T2DM subjects has not been explored in the Indian population, where this long-banned pesticide is still in use. The present study was conducted to evaluate the possible association of DDT and its metabolites in obese and non-obese T2DM subjects.