Inverse Association Between Betel Quid Use and Diabetes in Rural Bangladesh
These models support the hypothesis that betel quid use could decrease, rather than increase, risk for diabetes in the Bangladeshi context, particularly among men (who have more frequent betel quid use than women). Heterogeneity in betel quid preparation across settings, multifactorial effects of betel quid use, and publication bias may contribute to differences between these findings and other observational studies.
Authors
- Kristin K. Sznajder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9680-4497)
- Mary K. Shenk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2002-1469)
- Katherine Wander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4913-5075)
- R. Raqib
- Alam Nh
- Farjana Haque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8297-2652)
- Tami Blumenfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5833-0123)
- Anjan Kumar
- Laura Pérez
- Siobhán M. Cully
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Binghamton University (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70203
- Primary Topic
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00