Hypothesis: Chronic chewing of Khat sprayed with pesticides might be an important factor in the development of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in chronic Khat chewers.Design: Prospective controlled study conducted between January 1998 and July 1999 and involved 240 subjects who were divided into two groups. The Khat chewer group (= 127 subjects) and the controls (= 113 subjects).Results: In the Khat chewing group; 41 subjects (32%) have non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. In the controls; 11 subjects (9%) have diabetes. P<0.05.Conclusions: The study showed an association between the habit of Khat chewing and the development of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and suggests that this might be attributed to the adverse health effects of pesticides residues on the Khat chewers.
M. El Hadrani, A., & A. Al Hoot, M. (2000). AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KHAT AND DIABETES. The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 19(1), 16-19. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2000.378687
MLA
Ahmed M. El Hadrani; Mohamed A. Al Hoot. "AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KHAT AND DIABETES", The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 19, 1, 2000, 16-19. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2000.378687
HARVARD
M. El Hadrani, A., A. Al Hoot, M. (2000). 'AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KHAT AND DIABETES', The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 19(1), pp. 16-19. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2000.378687
VANCOUVER
M. El Hadrani, A., A. Al Hoot, M. AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KHAT AND DIABETES. The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 2000; 19(1): 16-19. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2000.378687
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