Hansen Martin Rune, Jørs Erik, Lander Flemming, Condarco Guido, Schlünssen Vivi
a Section for Environment, Occupation and Health, Department of Public Health , Aarhus University , Aarhus , Denmark.
J Agromedicine. 2014;19(4):417-26. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.945708.
Pyrethroids are a class of insecticides used widely for vector control programs. Acute pyrethroid poisoning is rare, but well documented, whereas effects of cumulative exposure are insufficiently described, including possible negative effect on glucose regulation. The objective of this study was to investigate an association between exposure to pyrethroids and abnormal glucose regulation (prediabetes or diabetes). A cross-sectional study was performed among 116 pesticide sprayers from public vector control programs in Bolivia and 92 nonexposed controls. Pesticide exposure (duration, intensity, cumulative exposure) was assessed from questionnaire data. Participants were asked about symptoms of diabetes. Blood samples were analyzed for glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a measure of glucose regulation. No association was found between pyrethroid exposure and diabetes symptoms. The prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation (defined as HbA1c ≥ 5.6%) was 61.1% among sprayers and 7.9% among nonexposed controls, corresponding to an adjusted odds ratio (OR [95% confidence interval]) for all sprayers of 11.8 [4.2-33.2] and 18.5 [5.5-62.5] for pyrethroid-exposed only. Among sprayers who had only used pyrethroids, a significant positive trend was observed between cumulative pesticide exposure (total number of hours sprayed) and adjusted OR of abnormal glucose regulation, with OR 14.7 [0.9-235] in the third exposure quintile. The study found a severely increased prevalence of prediabetes among Bolivian pesticide sprayers compared with a control group, but the relevance of the control group is critical. Within the spraying group, an association between cumulative exposure to pyrethroids and abnormal glucose regulation was seen. Further studies are needed to confirm this association.
拟除虫菊酯是一类广泛用于病媒控制项目的杀虫剂。急性拟除虫菊酯中毒虽罕见,但有充分记录,而累积接触的影响描述不足,包括对血糖调节可能产生的负面影响。本研究的目的是调查拟除虫菊酯接触与血糖调节异常(糖尿病前期或糖尿病)之间的关联。对来自玻利维亚公共病媒控制项目的116名农药喷洒员和92名未接触者进行了横断面研究。根据问卷调查数据评估农药接触情况(持续时间、强度、累积接触量)。询问参与者有关糖尿病症状。分析血样中的糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c),这是一种血糖调节指标。未发现拟除虫菊酯接触与糖尿病症状之间存在关联。血糖调节异常(定义为HbA1c≥5.6%)的患病率在喷洒员中为61.1%,在未接触者中为7.9%,所有喷洒员的调整优势比(OR[95%置信区间])为11.8[4.2 - 33.2],仅接触拟除虫菊酯者为18.5[5.5 -