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Journal Article 
Ingested inorganic arsenic and prevalence of diabetes mellitus 
Lai M-S; Hsueh Y-M; Chen C-J; Shyu M-P; Chen S-Y; Kuo T-L; Wu M-M; Tai T-Y 
1994 
Yes 
American Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN: 0002-9262
EISSN: 1476-6256 
BIOSIS/94/18856 
139 
5 
484-492 
eng 
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. To examine the association between ingested inorganic arsenic and prevalence of diabetes mellitus, in 1988, the authors studied 891 adults residing in villages in southern Taiwan where arseniasis is hyperendemic. The status of diabetes mellitus was determined by an oral glucose tolerance test and a history of diabetes regularly treated with sulfonylurea or insulin. The cumulative arsenic exposure in parts per million-years was calculated from the detailed history of residential addresses and duration of drinking artesian well water obtained through standardized interviews based on a structured questionnaire and the arsenic concentration in well water. The body mass index was derived from body height and weight measured according to a standard protocol, while the physical activity at work was also obtained by questionnaire interviews. Residents in villages where the chronic arseniasis was hyperendemic had a twofold increase in age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of diabetes 
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