Longitudinal association of biomarkers of pesticide exposure with cardiovascular disease risk factors in youth with diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among individuals with diabetes, but little is known about the role of exposures to environmental chemicals such as pesticides in the early development of CVD risk in this population.

Objectives

To describe changes over time in concentrations of pesticide biomarkers among youth with diabetes in the United States and to estimate the longitudinal association between these concentrations and established risk factors for CVD.

Methods

Pesticide biomarkers were quantified in urine and serum samples from 87 youth with diabetes participating in the multi-center SEARCH cohort study. Samples were obtained around the time of diagnosis (baseline visit, between 2006 and 2010) and, on average, 5.4 years later (fo

SUBMITTER: Kaur N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6982582 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature