Polychlorinated biphenyl exposure, diabetes and endogenous hormones: A cross-sectional study in men previously employed at a capacitor manufacturing plant

Background Studies have shown associations of diabetes and endogenous hormones with exposure to a wide variety of organochlorines. We have previously reported positive associations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and inverse associations of selected steroid hormones with diabetes in postmenopausal women previously employed in a capacitor manufacturing plant.