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Glucose Tolerance and Glycohaemoglobin: A Population Study of Male‐to‐Female Ratios
Author(s) -
Forrest R. D.,
Jackson C. A.,
Yudkin J. S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1987.tb00889.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , population , agar gel , biology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology
We have studied blood glucose concentrations 2 h after a 75g glucose load, and glycohaemoglobin as assayed by agar gel electrophoresis, in 1084 subjects over the age of 40 in a community screening survey. There were 16 newly diagnosed diabetic women (2.7%) and 11 men (2.5%). The mean level of 2h blood glucose was 5.62±2.04 mmol/l in women and 5.33±2.14 mmol/l in men ( p <0.002) but when corrected for age and weight the mean levels were 5.55 mmol/l in women and 5.40 mmol/l in men ( p >0.2). Mean levels of glycohaemoglobin were 7.30±1.10% in women and 7.17±1.18% in men ( p <0.02) but when adjusted for blood glucose and age these were 7.25% in both sexes ( p >0.9). Differences in glucose tolerance in this population are related to differences in age and weight. There is no evidence for differences in glycosylation in men and women.