Screening Criteria of Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance of the Japanese Population in a Rural Area of Japan: The Tottori-Kofu Study

Lower fasting plasma glucose criteria and high triglycerides are effective for screening diabetes mellitus in the rural Japanese population: the Tottori-Kofu Study.

شیوع دیابت قندی نوع 2 و اختلال تحمل گلوکز درافراد 30 تا 64 ساله شهر بوشهر برپایه معیارهای سازمان جهانی سلامت و انجمن دیابت آمریکا

Introduction: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing daily all around the world and is a serious threat to the well-being of the community in terms of renal failure, cardiovascular disease, blindness, and neuropathy. The assessment of difference screening approaches is of great importance in this disease. We compared ADA and WHO criteria for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Methods...

Evaluation of Different Risk Factors for Early Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

Background: The efficacy of various screening variables in detection of diabetes mellitus (DM) is unclear. Objective: To determine the efficacy of various diagnostic tests for type 2 DM. Methods: 1021 inhabitants of Hakimieh district of Tehran aged between 30 and 75 years were studied.  Known cases of diabetes and those with factors influencing glucose tolerance test were excluded.  Age, sex, f...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Type II Diabetes

Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for diabetes, pre-diabetes and metabolic syndrome in first-degree relatives(FDRs) of patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In a cross-sectional study between 2003 and 2005, 3228 of first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes (841 men and 2387 women) from Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Resear...

بررسی‌ ارزش‌ هموگلوبین‌ گلیکوزیله‌ به‌ منظور غربالگری‌ دیابت‌ واختلال‌ تحمل‌ گلوکز در شهر اصفهان‌

Background: Oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), but is time-consuming and difficult to perform. We investigated the value of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in screening for diabetes mellitus and IGT.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, we measured the HBA1C levels of 497 people referred for OGTT...