Cadmium exposure in relation to insulin production, insulin sensitivity and type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional and prospective study in women

• Background: Cadmium is a wide-spread pollutant. Observational studies suggest associations Objectives: To examine whether cadmium exposure is associated with impaired glucose tolerance and Methods: Oral glucose tolerance tests were used in a screening examination of 64-year old women Results: At baseline, neither blood nor urinary cadmium concentrations showed any statistically Conclusions: This is the first study of cadmium and diabetes with detailed data on pancreatic beta-cell

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Cadmium

Type 2 diabetes

Glucose tolerance

Insulin secretion

Insulin resistance

64-year-old caucasian women

impaired glucose regulation

chronic

kidney-disease

urinary cadmium

cardiovascular mortality

prospective

cohort

fasting glucose

plasma-glucose

all-cause

population

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)