title: Metabolic syndrome and glucose tolerance status.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine justifiability of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in non diabetic patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS).
  
  
  METHODS
  It was included 398 patients attended to Outpatient Clinics of Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital. Eligible patients were assigned as patients with MetS according to International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After OGTT, there were 7 (2%) diabetic patients, 119 (30%) patients had impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and 272 (68%) were normal. Height, weight, waist circumference, fasting glycemia, high density cholesterol were not different between IGT and non IGT group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OGTT is necessary in MetS non diabetic situation for detection early prediabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Sisli, Istanbul; Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cat
authors.forename: Ali Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Yuksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Altuntas
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose; D018149:Glucose Intolerance; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose