Plasma glucose in screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes: how much is too much? Analysis of fasting plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance test in Sri Lankans

Abstract Background Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is the most commonly used screening tool for diabetes in Sri Lanka. Cut-off values from American Diabetes Association recommendations are adopted in the absence of local data. We aimed to establish FPG cut offs for Sri Lankans to screen for diabetes a...

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Autors principals:	G. W. Katulanda, P. Katulanda, C. Dematapitiya, H. A. Dissanayake, S. Wijeratne, M. H. R. Sheriff, D. R. Matthews
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2019-01-01
Col·lecció:	BMC Endocrine Disorders
Matèries:	Fasting plasma glucose Diabetes, pre-diabetes Sri Lanka South Asia
Accés en línia:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-019-0343-x
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