Table 3.

Comparison of visceral adipose tissue OCP levels between the T2DM and NGT groups.

Organochlorine pesticides (ng/gm)	Controls (mean ± SD) N = 70	Cases (mean ± SD) N = 70	p-value
α-HCH	0.41 ± 1.07	0.90 ± 2.45	0.131
β-HCH	0.89 ± 2.54	1.25 ± 5.56	0.624
γ-HCH	0.86 ± 1.88	1.17 ± 2.88	0.451
δ-HCH	0.79 ± 0.50	2.70 ± 2.73	0.000***
Heptachlor	1.22 ± 1.17	4.20 ± 3.74	0.000***
Aldrin	0.57 ± 1.77	0.65 ± 2.34	0.830
HTEB	0.12 ± 0.45	0.36 ± 0.93	0.053
HTEA	1.81 ± 2.99	1.81 ± 4.70	0.244
o,p′-DDE	1.07 ± 2.71	1.82 ± 6.48	0.378
Endosulfan I	1.15 ± 4.23	1.77 ± 4.25	0.391
Dieldrin	0.09 ± 0.64	0.38 ± 1.09	0.062
p,p′-DDE	0.53 ± 2.19	1.11 ± 4.80	0.368
Endrin	0.60 ± 0.56	6.01 ± 5.08	0.000***
Endosulfan II	0.37 ± 1.89	0.61 ± 2.20	0.062
p,p′-DDD	1.74 ± 3.21	2.53 ± 3.80	0.193
o,p′-DDT	0.35 ± 0.99	0.72 ± 1.48	0.121
Methoxychlor	0.23 ± 1.22	0.62 ± 1.46	0.105
p,p′-DDT	1.13 ± 0.94	2.09 ± 1.77	0.000***

SD, standard deviation.

***p ≤ 0.001.