Table 3.

Association of self-reported diabetes with whole weight serum organochlorine concentrations, HHANES, 1982–1984 (n = 1,303).

Pesticide	No.	No. self-reported diabetes	Crude OR (95% CI)	Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)	Confounder-adjusted OR (95% CI)
Hexachlorobenzene
≥ 1.00 ppb (> MDL)	78	9	1.6 (1.2–2.3)	1.3 (0.7–2.4)	1.5 (0.9–2.4)a
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,225	80	1.0	1.0	1.0
Dieldrin
≥ 1.00 ppb (> MDL)	67	15	5.8 (1.8–18.5)	3.3 (1.1–10.2)	2.2 (0.8–6.6)b
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,236	74	1.0	1.0	1.0
trans-Nonachlor
≥ 1.00 ppb (> MDL)	146	30	6.1 (3.2–11.9)	2.6 (1.2–5.5)	2.9 (1.3–6.4)a
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,157	59	1.0	1.0	1.0
> 1.80 ppb (> medianc)	55	13	7.1 (3.2–15.6)	2.9 (1.0–8.2)	3.4 (1.4–7.9)
1.00–1.80 ppb (< median)	91	17	5.6 (2.4–2.6)	2.4 (1.0–5.7)	2.6 (0.9–7.2)
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,157	59	1.0	1.0	1.0
Oxychlordane
≥ 1.00 ppb (> MDL)	88	22	6.7 (2.9–15.8)	2.7 (0.9–7.9)	3.1 (1.1–9.1)a
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,221	67	1.0	1.0	1.0
> 1.265 ppb (> medianc)	39	11	7.5 (3.6–15.8)	3.0 (1.2–7.5)	3.3 (1.2–8.7)
1.00–1.265 ppb (< median)	43	11	6.1 (2.1–17.9)	2.4 (0.6–10.1)	3.0 (0.7–12.5)
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,221	67	1.0	1.0	1.0
p,p′-DDT
≥ 2.00 ppb (> MDL)	272	40	4.1 (2.0–8.4)	2.4 (1.2–5.1)	1.9 (1.0–3.7)b
< 2.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,031	49	1.0	1.0	1.0
> 3.70 ppb (> medianc)	110	19	4.9 (2.3–10.6)	3.8 (1.5–9.7)	2.9 (1.2–6.8)
2.00–3.70 ppb (< median)	162	21	3.5 (1.4–9.0)	1.8 (0.7–9.7)	1.4 (0.5–4.0)
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	1,031	49	1.0	1.0	1.0
p,p′-DDE
> 58.60 ppb (> 75th percentilec)	142	22	6.5 (2.9–14.7)	2.63 (1.2–5.8)
39.10–58.60 ppb (50th–75th percentile)	173	22	5.5 (2.4–12.6)	2.43 (1.0–5.7)
22.81–39.10 ppb (25th–50th percentile)	314	22	2.6 (0.9–7.6)	1.42 (0.6–3.7)
< 22.81 ppb (< 25th percentile)	671	23	1.0	1.0
β-HCH
≥ 1.00 ppb (> MDL)	344	53	6.7 (2.9–15.8)	2.3 (1.1–5.0)	2.1 (1.0–4.3)a
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	959	36	1.0	1.0	1.0
> 2.10 ppb (> medianc)	126	25	7.5 (3.6–15.8)	2.9 (0.9–8.8)	2.7 (0.9–8.2)
1.00–2.10 ppb (< median)	218	28	6.1 (2.1–17.9)	2.0 (1.1–3.6)	1.7 (1.1–2.8)
< 1.00 ppb (< MDL)	959	36	1.0	1.0	1.0

MDL, minimum detectable limit.

^aORs adjusted for age at examination and BMI.

^bORs adjusted for age at examination, BMI, alcohol consumption.

^cBased on distribution among self-reported diabetics.