The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed impaired glucose homeostasis in hypertensive subjects in the general population. The most reasonable screening strategy for glucose disorders was also assessed. We carried out an oral glucose tolerance test for 1106 hypertensive subjects aged 45 to 70 years without previously diagnosed diabetes or cardiovascular disease. ...

Although autonomic nervous system activity is reportedly related to diurnal glucose tolerance impairment, the relationship with glucose tolerance during sleep is unclear. Since work styles have recently diversified, it is important to assess the effect of sleep on workers’ health. Elucidation of the relationship between autonomic nervous system activity during sleep and glucose tolerance in wor...

OBJECTIVE To compare the American Diabetes Association (ADA) fasting glucose and the World Health Organization (WHO) oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) criteria for diagnosing diabetes and detecting people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Study subjects were 596 Japanese-Americans. Fasting insulin, lipids, and C-peptide levels; systolic and diast...

BACKGROUND Although medical textbooks usually classify fasting plasma glucose <70 or 80 mg/dL (<3.89 or 4.44 mmol/L) as abnormal, the prognosis for patients with low fasting plasma glucose is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted prospective cohort studies among 40 069 men and women to investigate the association between fasting plasma glucose levels and cardiovascular disease and all-cau...

AIMS To describe the burden of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in middle-aged residents (35-64 years) in an urban area of Sri Lanka. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Ragama Medical Officer of Health area, from which 2986 participants (1349 men and 1637 women) were randomly selected from the electoral registry between January and December 2007. The participa...

BACKGROUND To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in a rural community (Bengo) of Angola. METHODS A random sample of 421 subjects aged 30 to 69 years (30% men and 70% women) was selected from three villages of Bengo province. This cross-sectional home survey was conducted using a sampling design of stage conglomerates. First, clinical and an...

An association between primary aldosteronism and metabolism disorders has been reported. The aim of this retrospective study was to test for this association by comparison between large cohorts of patients with primary aldosteronism and with essential hypertension. We retrieved the records of 460 cases with primary aldosteronism (103 lateralized, 150 not lateralized, and 207 undetermined) and o...

Prediabetes is defined as impaired fasting glucose and/or impaired glucose tolerance. Impaired fasting glucose is usually defined as fasting blood glucose between 5.6 mmol/L and 6.9 mmol/L (100.8-124.2 mg/dL), and impaired glucose tolerance is the 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test of 7.8-11.0 mmol/L (140.4-198.0 mg/dL). Most individuals with prediabetes are overweight or obese and are at great...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) prevalence in Sivas, Turkey. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in the city center of Sivas. The study population of 771 subjects was selected by the cluster sampling method from 115,998 individuals aged > or =30 years. Partic...

Method: The present study was conducted among policemen of the Bhavnagar city, total 260 policemen of ≥ 30 years of age included in the study (Response rate 83 %). The fasting and 2 hour postprandial blood glucose test was done for diagnosis of the diabetes and According to American Diabetes Association (2004) criteria subjects was diagnosed as a diabetic, prediabetic (Impaired Fasting Glucose ...