Environmental arsenic exposure and risk of diabetes type 2 in Ron Phibun subdistrict Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Thailand: unmatched and matched case–control studies

摘要

BackgroundThere are inconsistent findings on associations between low-to-moderate level of arsenic in water and diabetes risk from previous epidemiological reports. In Ron Phibun subdistrict, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand, a low level of arsenic exposure among population was observed and increased diabetes mellitus (DM) rate was identified.