The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes defined by fasting and 2-h plasma glucose criteria in urban Nepal

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1130-1135

  Shrestha, U K ^a   Singh, D L ^a   Bhattarai, M D ^a  

^a Nepal Diabetes Association   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypertension; Impaired fasting glycaemia; Impaired glucose tolerance; Urban Nepal

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33748756033     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01953.x     Document Type: Article

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