title: Response to the letter by Tomoyuki Kawada: Diastolic function, fasting plasma glucose and left ventricular mass index.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Preventive Clinic, Department of Endocrinology, Centre for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. Electronic address: mananpareek@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Manan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pareek
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Preventive Clinic, Department of Endocrinology, Centre for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mette Lundgren
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Margrét
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leósdóttir
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Preventive Clinic, Department of Endocrinology, Centre for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
authors.forename: Michael Hecht
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D005260:Female; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
keywords: Aging; Asymptomatic diastolic function; Fasting plasma glucose; Left ventricular mass index; Sex difference