Open AccessStudy of impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk in a south Indian population
Author(s) -
Srinivas Marmamula,
Srividya Ramreddy,
Narayana Pantam
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.74283
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , metabolic syndrome , glycated hemoglobin , impaired glucose tolerance , overweight , body mass index , population , endocrinology , blood pressure , lipid profile , creatinine , diabetes mellitus , insulin resistance , obesity , gastroenterology , type 2 diabetes , cholesterol , environmental health
In developing countries, obesity is the most prevalent metabolic disease and leads to an important cardiovascular and global mortality rate, either directly or indirectly through cardiovascular risk factors.