Background Screening for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and individuals at risk of diabetes has
been advocated, yet information on the response rate and diagnostic yield of different …

Introducción y objetivos Actualizar la prevalencia del síndrome metabólico en España y su
riesgo coronario asociado, empleando la definición armonizada y la nueva propuesta de la …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To update the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and
associated coronary risk in Spain, using the harmonized definition and the new World …

Background Data on non-communicable disease (NCD) burden are often limited in
developing countries in Africa but crucial for planning and implementation of prevention and …

Background: The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is the only method to diagnose patients
having impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), but its use has diminished considerably in recent …

The diabetes epidemic is fueled by a societal increase in insulin resistance, caused by
lifestyle factors, particularly excessive caloric intake and physical inactivity. Aging also plays …

Objectives: This study examined the predictive role of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its
single components for total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Methods: We …

Diabet. Med. 28, 941–947 (2011) Abstract Aims To evaluate, in hypertensive patients,
whether the metabolic syndrome is a better predictor of new‐onset diabetes compared with …

AIMS: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of postprandial venous and capillary glucose
to screen for abnormal glucose tolerance in primary care setting. METHODS: Both post …

Dr Ozturk and colleagues argue that because of the potential adverse effects of diabetes
mellitus on arterial stiffness, it is unwise to include diabetic individuals in our study. We …