title: Why use the oral glucose tolerance test?
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Stolk
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Orchard
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Grobbee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D005215:Fasting; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin