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?

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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Main Authors: Lincoln A. Sargeant, Michael S. Boyne, Franklyn I. Bennett, Terrence E. Forrester, Richard S. Cooper, Rainford J. Wilks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2004-07-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
blood glucose
glucose intolerance
glucose tolerance test
mass screening
Jamaica
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892004000700005

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