AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KHAT AND DIABETES | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||
| Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2000, Pages 16-19 PDF (172.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsur.2000.378687 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed M. El Hadrani* 1; Mohamed A. Al Hoot2 | ||
| 1Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Sana'a University | ||
| 2Head of Laboratory, Yemen Specialized Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen Republic | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Khat; Diabetes; Non-insulin pesticides; Khat chewers | ||
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