Open AccessEffects of Gender and Height on the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: The Isfahan Diabetes Prevention Study
Author(s) -
Mohsen Janghorbani,
Massoud Amini
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the review of diabetic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-0575
pISSN - 1613-6071
DOI - 10.1900/rds.2008.5.163
Subject(s) - medicine , impaired glucose tolerance , impaired fasting glucose , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , waist , waist–hip ratio , endocrinology , cross sectional study , glucose tolerance test , body mass index , insulin resistance , pathology
Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is more prevalent in men, whereas impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is more prevalent in women.
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