Background Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test has been increasingly promoted as an
alternative to fasting plasma glucose (FPG) or oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to …

Abstract Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM2) includes a continuum of metabolic disorders
characterized by hyperglycemia that causes several chronic long-term complications such …

Objectives: To compare the correlations of MRI-derived adipose tissue measurements and
anthropometric markers, respectively, with prevalent hypertension in a community-based …

Background: Type-2 diabetes mellitus accounts for 80-90% of diabetic patients. So far, the
treatment of diabetes mainly aims at elevating insulin level and lowering glucose level in the …

Background: Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) has not been evaluated extensively for
diabetes and prediabetes diagnosis and short-term variability of fasting plasma glucose …

Optimum, cost-effective, and pragmatic screening for and diagnosis of important health
disorders remains a key aspect of clinical care. With this in mind, the American Diabetes …

Diabetes is epidemic around the world. It is estimated that by the year 2040, approximately
740 million persons will have diabetes, the majority with type 2 diabetes, and many …

Aims/Hypothesis The increasing number of people with dementia and cognitive impairments
makes it essential to detect and prevent modifiable risk factors of dementia. This study …

Aim Previous studies have shown varying sensitivity and specificity of hemoglobin A1c
(HbA1c) to identify diabetes and prediabetes, compared to 2-h oral glucose tolerance testing …

Objectives To evaluate the external validity of the FINDRISC, DESIR and ADA risk scores for
the prediction of diabetes in a Spanish population aged> 45 years and to test the possible …