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ArticleScientific reports2024

Serum concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a 10-year follow-up historical cohort study.

Masoumeh Ravanipour, Iraj Nabipour, Masud Yunesian, Noushin Rastkari, Amir Hossein Mahvi

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  1. Endocrine disruptors, insulin resistance, and diabetes.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025
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Masoumeh RavanipourDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PourSina St., Qods St., Enghelab St., Tehran, 141761315, Iran.
Iraj NabipourThe Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Masud YunesianDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PourSina St., Qods St., Enghelab St., Tehran, 141761315, Iran.
Noushin RastkariCenter for Air Pollution Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Hossein MahviDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PourSina St., Qods St., Enghelab St., Tehran, 141761315, Iran. ahmahvy@yahoo.com.

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Department of Research Methodology and Data Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences 45252Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) 99006142
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Abstract

This study investigated the association between serum concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and the risk of type 2 diabetes within the general population. A ten-year follow-up historical cohort study was conducted during 2009-2019 as part of the Bushehr MONICA cohort study in Iran. Of 893 non-diabetes participants at base line, 181 individuals were included in the study. The concentration of nine PCB congeners was measured in individuals' serum samples at baseline, and the risk of type 2 diabetes was determined based on fasting blood sugar at the end of follow-up. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess the study outcomes after adjusting for covariates. This study included 59 diabetes individuals (32.6%; mean [SD] age: 58.64 [8.05]) and 122 non-diabetes individuals (67.4%; mean [SD] age: 52.75 [8.68]). Multivariable analysis revealed that a one-tertile increase (increasing from 33rd centile to 67th centile) in Σ non-dioxin-like-PCBs (OR 2.749, 95% CI 1.066-7.089), Σ dioxin-like-PCBs (OR 4.842, 95% CI 1.911-12.269), and Σ PCBs (OR 2.887, 95% CI 1.120-7.441) significantly associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The strongest association was obtained for dioxin-like PCBs. The results highlight a significant correlation between PCB exposure and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The evidence suggests that additional epidemiological studies are necessary to clarify the link between PCBs and diabetes.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2DioxinsPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsCohort StudiesFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedDioxinsPolychlorinated BiphenylsPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsDiabetes mellitusDiabetes riskEnvironmental pollutantsPCBsPersistent organic pollutants

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PMCPMC11014921

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