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Table 3 Associations between individual pesticide and diabetes

From: Association between diabetes and pesticides: a case-control study among Thai farmers

Exposed

Case n (%)

Control n (%)

OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR* (95%CI)

Organochlorine insecticides

 Aldrin

Yes

7 (1.5)

11 (2.0)

0.77 (0.30–1.99)

0.79 (0.28–2.23)

 

No

445 (98.5)

536 (98.0)

  

 Chlordane

Yes

12 (2.7)

12 (2.2)

1.22 (0.54–2.75)

1.35 (0.56–3.24)

 

No

439 (97.3)

536 (97.8)

  

 Dieldrin

Yes

6 (1.3)

11 (2.0)

0.65 (0.24–1.78)

0.67 (0.22–2.02)

 

No

447 (98.7)

536 (98.0)

  

 DDT

Yes

32 (7.1)

48 (8.8)

0.79 (0.50–1.26)

0.83 (0.50–1.37)

 

No

420 (92.9)

500 (91.2)

  

 Endosulfan

Yes

112 (24.6)

105 (19.1)

1.38 (1.02–1.87)**

1.40 (1.01–1.95)**

 

No

343 (75.4)

444 (80.9)

  

 Heptachlor

Yes

9 (2.0)

13 (2.4)

0.83 (0.35–1.97)

1.13 (0.46–2.80)

 

No

444 (98.0)

535 (97.6)

  

Organophosphate insecticides

 Chlorpyrifos

Yes

76 (16.8)

78 (14.3)

1.21 (0.86–1.71)

1.20 (0.83–1.75)

 

No

376 (83.2)

468 (85.7)

  

 Dicrotophos

Yes

18 (4.0)

13 (2.4)

1.70 (0.82–3.51)

2.12 (0.97–4.61)

 

No

436 (96.0)

535 (97.6)

  

 Dichlorvos

Yes

10 (2.2)

12 (2.2)

1.01 (0.43–2.36)

1.03 (0.41–2.62)

 

No

442 (97.8)

536 (97.8)

  

 EPN (ethyl-p-nitrophenyl)

Yes

50 (11.0)

52 (9.5)

1.19 (0.79–1.79)

1.29 (0.83–2.02)

No

403 (89.0)

497 (90.5)

  

 Folidol/parathion

Yes

105 (23.2)

135 (24.5)

0.93 (0.70–1.25)

0.83 (0.60–1.15)

 

No

348 (76.8)

417 (75.5)

  

 Methamidophos/Tamaron

Yes

43 (9.5)

49 (9.0)

1.07 (0.69–1.64)

1.04 (0.65–1.65)

No

409 (90.5)

497 (91.0)

  

 Mevinphos

Yes

26 (5.7)

20 (3.6)

1.61 (0.89–2.92)

2.22 (1.17–4.19)**

 

No

427 (94.3)

528 (96.4)

  

 Monocrotophos

Yes

26 (5.8)

26 (4.7)

1.23 (0.70–2.15)

1.29 (0.72–2.32)

 

No

426 (94.2)

523 (95.3)

  

Carbamate insecticides

 Carbaryl/Sevin

Yes

81 (17.8)

70 (12.8)

1.48 (1.05–2.10)**

1.50 (1.02–2.19)**

 

No

373 (82.2)

478 (87.2)

  

 Carbofuran/Furadan

Yes

112 (24.7)

129 (23.5)

1.07 (0.80–1.43)

1.23 (0.90–1.70)

No

342 (75.3)

421 (76.5)

  

 Carbosulfan

Yes

54 (11.9)

50 (9.1)

1.35 (0.90–2.03)

1.44 (0.94–1.12)

 

No

398 (88.1)

498 (90.9)

  

 Methomyl

Yes

89 (19.6)

85 (15.5)

1.33 (0.96–1.84)

1.23 (0.86–1.76)

 

No

365 (80.4)

462 (84.5)

  

Pyrethoid insecticides

 Abamectin

Yes

220 (48.6)

290 (52.4)

0.86 (0.67–1.10)

0.79 (0.60–1.04)

 

No

233 (51.4)

263 (47.6)

  

 Permethrin/Ambush

Yes

15 (3.3)

15 (2.7)

1.23 (0.59–2.53)

1.39 (0.64–3.04)

No

435 (96.7)

533 (97.3)

  

Herbicides

 2,4-D

Yes

147 (32.1)

167 (30.1)

1.10 (0.84–1.44)

1.04 (0.78–1.39)

 

No

311 (67.9)

388 (69.9)

  

 Alachlor

Yes

44 (9.7)

57 (10.4)

0.93 (0.61–1.40)

0.94 (0.59–1.47)

 

No

409 (90.3)

490 (89.6)

  

 Butachlor

Yes

115 (25.1)

130 (23.7)

1.08 (0.81–1.44)

1.14 (0.83–1.56)

 

No

344 (74.9)

418 (76.3)

  

 Glyphosate

Yes

65 (13.8)

88 (15.8)

1.17 (0.83–1.65)

1.08 (0.72–1.61)

 

No

405 (86.2)

470 (84.2)

  

 Paraquat/Gramoxone

Yes

115 (24.8)

161 (29.0)

1.23 (0.93–1.63)

1.31 (0.97–1.79)

No

348 (75.2)

395 (71.0)

  

 Propanil

Yes

94 (20.6)

129 (23.5)

0.85 (0.63–1.15)

0.81 (0.58–1.13)

 

No

362 (79.4)

421 (76.5)

  

Fungicides

 Benlate

Yes

24 (5.4)

16 (2.9)

1.88 (0.99–3.58)

2.08 (1.03–4.20)**

 

No

424 (94.6)

531 (97.1)

  

 Bordeaux mixture

Yes

6 (1.3)

11 (2.0)

0.66 (0.24–1.80)

0.81 (0.29–2.29)

 

No

444 (98.7)

538 (98.0)

  

 Carbendazim

Yes

45 (10.0)

49 (9.0)

1.13 (0.74–1.73)

1.17 (0.74–1.86)

 

No

405 (90.0)

498 (91.0)

  

 Copper sulfate

Yes

14 (3.2)

15 (2.8)

1.15 (0.55–2.40)

1.16 (0.51–2.63)

 

No

428 (96.8)

525 (97.2)

  

 Mancozeb

Yes

31 (6.9)

39 (7.1)

0.96 (0.59–1.57)

1.09 (0.65–1.84)

 

No

421 (93.1)

510 (92.9)

  

 Maneb

Yes

11 (2.5)

15 (2.7)

0.89 (0.41–1.97)

1.03 (0.44–2.41)

 

No

437 (97.5)

533 (97.3)

  

 Metalaxyl

Yes

39 (8.6)

40 (7.3)

1.20 (0.76–1.91)

1.32 (0.80–2.17)

 

No

413 (91.4)

510 (92.7)

  

 Thiophanate-methyl

Yes

13 (2.9)

13 (2.4)

1.23 (0.56–2.68)

1.37 (0.60–3.14)

No

435 (97.1)

534 (97.6)

  

 Zineb

Yes

16 (3.6)

9 (1.6)

2.22 (0.97–5.06)

2.23 (0.89–5.57)

  1. *Adjusted for gender, age (continuous), BMI (continuous), cigarette smoking (packs/year), alcohol consumption (glasses/week), family history of diabetes (yes, no), and occupation (farmer, non-farmer, other)
  2. **Statistically significant (P < 0.05)