Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Asian Indian subjects with elevated intermediate glucose response during OGTT.
EGI which is a distinct entity showed a significantly higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared to normal subjects. There is an urgent need of some intervention strategies for this high risk individuals to reduce future risk of diabetes and CVD.
Viswanathan
Vijay
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Diabetes Research Centre & M.V. Hospital for Diabetes (WHO collaborating centre for Research, Training and Education in Diabetes), No. 4, Royapuram, Chennai, India. dr_vijay@vsnl.com
Kumpatla
Satyavani
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Michael
Clementina
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Tilak
Priyanka
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D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged