Open AccessHyperglycaemia and mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease in five populations of Asian origin
Author(s) -
Tomoko Nakagami
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
diabetologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.464
H-Index - 227
eISSN - 1432-0428
pISSN - 0012-186X
DOI - 10.1007/s00125-004-1334-6
Subject(s) - medicine , proportional hazards model , hazard ratio , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , relative risk , gastroenterology , endocrinology , confidence interval
The study was done to assess how well fasting and 2-h plasma glucose (FPG, 2-h PG) after a 75-g OGTT predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in Asian subjects.