Ethnicity modifies the relation between fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c in Indians, Malays and Chinese

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 911-917

  Venkataraman, K ^a   Kao, S L ^b   Thai, A C ^b   Salim, A ^a   Lee, J J M ^a   Heng, D ^c   Tai, E S ^b   Khoo, E Y H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diagnosis; Ethnicity; Glycated haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84862680102     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03599.x     Document Type: Article

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