title: Age and sex specific reference limits for carbohydrate tolerance.
abstract: Glucose estimations in the absence of diabetic symptoms may lead to diagnostic problems when clinicians are confronted with borderline results. This study on 28 581 estimations of post-prandial plasma glucose values gives age and sex specific reference limits derived from regression analysis at the 97.5 percentage point. A linear relationship exists between age and glucose tolerance in both sexes which is affected by the time of specimen collection. No evidence was found in support of bimodality; hence, it is believed that the observed diminution of carbohydrate tolerance with age is characteristic of the entire population.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose