Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Asian Indian subjects with elevated intermediate glucose response during OGTT

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Viswanathan, Vijay ^a   Kumpatla, Satyavani ^a   Michael, Clementina ^a   Tilak, Priyanka ^a  

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; Early Glucose Intolerance; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58049215332     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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