Impaired glucose regulation in adults in Jamaica: who should have the oral glucose tolerance test? Alteraciones del control de la glucemia: ¿a quiénes se les debe hacer la prueba de tolerancia a una dosis oral de glucosa?
OBJECTIVE: To compare the 1999 World Health Organization (WHO) fasting plasma glucose (FPG) criteria and the WHO 2-hour post-challenge glucose (2hPG) criteria during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in identifying adults in Jamaica with hyperglycemia. As the OGTT is not commonly used in clinica...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2004-07-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892004000700005 |