Open AccessImpaired fasting glucose: Pro-diabetic, “atheroprotective” and modified by metabolic syndrome
Author(s) -
Altan Onat,
Mesut Aydın,
Günay Can,
Hüseyin Altuğ Çakmak,
Bayram Köroğlu,
Ayşem Kaya,
Evin Ademoğlu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v4.i5.210
Subject(s) - medicine , impaired fasting glucose , metabolic syndrome , hazard ratio , waist , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , confounding , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , abdominal obesity , population , triglyceride , obesity , impaired glucose tolerance , cholesterol , confidence interval , environmental health
To investigate whether impaired fasting glucose (IFG) confers cardiovascular risk.