ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2020
Exposure to cholinesterase inhibiting insecticides and blood glucose level in a population of Ugandan smallholder farmers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pesticide exposure and the risk of arterial hypertension and obesity in farm workers: a systematic review of literature.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Pesticide Research on Environmental and Human Exposure and Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Precision and accuracy of FEV1 measurements from the Vitalograph copd-6 mini-spirometer in a healthy Ugandan population.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Biomonitoring of acetylcholinesterase inhibition among agricultural workers exposed to pesticides in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Pesticides associated with incident diabetes among licensed private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study cohort (1993-2021).Environment international · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe risk of diabetes mellitus may be elevated among persons exposed to some pesticides, including cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides (organophosphates and carbamates). The objective of this study was to investigate how acetylcholinesterase activity was associated with mean blood glucose levels among smallholder farmers in Uganda.
methodsWe conducted a short-term follow-up study among 364 smallholder farmers in Uganda. Participants were examined three times from September 2018 to February 2019. At each visit, we measured glycosylated haemoglobin A (HbA
resultsContrary to our hypothesis, our mixed effect models showed significant correlation between low AChE/Hb and low HbA
conclusionsOur results do not clearly support a causal link between exposure to cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides and elevated blood glucose levels (expressed as HbA
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