Is fasting glucose sufficient to define diabetes? Epidemiological data from 20 European studies

Diabetologia

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 647-654

  Borch Johnsen, K ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diagnosis; Diagnostic criteria; Epidemiology; Risk factors; ROC analysis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032989482     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250051211     Document Type: Article

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