Revising the fasting glucose threshold for detection of cardiovascular risk factors
Analysing two representative population-based studies of more than 50 000 Iranians in 3 years: The National Survey of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases of Iran
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13921687 |
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| Authors | Alireza Esteghamati (0000-0001-5114-3982, corresponding author), Ali Zandieh (0000-0002-4262-9515, Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Nima Hafezi‐nejad (0000-0001-9052-450X, Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Nima Hafezi-Nejad, Sara Sheikhbahaei (0000-0001-7866-4681, Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Mehrshad Abbasi (0000-0001-5011-897X, Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Mohamad Mehdi Gouya (Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Manouchehr Nakhjavani (0000-0002-9744-2328, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-159 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033 |
| Publisher | Informa (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3109/03014460.2014.932011 |
| PMID | 25019345 |
| OpenAlex | W2030809378 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
IFG and even lower levels of FPG are associated with high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Iranian adults. This study suggests the FPG cut-off to be revised at 90 mg/dL to identify people with increased cardiovascular risk
Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Fasting glucose · Impaired fasting glucose · Impaired glucose tolerance · Insulin resistance · Obesity · Plasma glucose · Population · Risk factor · Demography · Diabetes Management and Education · Diabetes Management and Research · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Medicine · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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