Glucose intolerance and associated factors in the multi-ethnic population of the United Arab Emirates: Results of a national survey

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 188-195

  Malik, M ^a   Bakir, A ^a   Abi Saab, B ^a   Roglic, G ^b   King, H ^b  

^a Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Impaired fasting glycaemia; Obesity; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED FASTING GLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 21744461617     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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