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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Impaired glucose tolerance: IGT"”.
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Early Manifestation of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Offspring of Mothers with Previous History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
… of GDM mothers and 96 offspring of mothers with impaired glucose tolerance [IGT]) participated in the study. CVD risk factors included elevated body mass index (BMI), skinfold thickness, body fat, blood pressure, lipid profiles, and glucose values measured with a 2 h oral glucose tolerance test. …
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The effect of glucose regulation on cognitive functioning in a healthy sample of older adults
Type II diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) are both associated with cognitive impairment and an increased risk of dementia, and normal aging has been shown to be accompanied by abnormalities in glucose regulation. The present study was conducted to determine if variations in cognitive …
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients at Ubuntu clinic, Khayelitsha
… which sought to assess the prevalence of DM and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and determine the risk factors associated with DM among TB patients. Methods: This cross sectional study forms part of a case control study that aimed to assess the association between DM and TB and the population …
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The effect of lifestyle modification on the insulin-signaling cascade among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance
Impaired glucose tolerance(IGT) is characterized by insulin resistance and lifestyle modification is considered to have positive effects on glycemic control and reducing the risk of diabetes. Recently, defects in the insulin-signaling cascade, especially PI-3 kinase pathway, have been implicated in …
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Exercise capacity with special reference to type 2 diabetes
… Three different samples with a wide range of glucose tolerance were included in the thesis to represent a wider population. The exercise capacity was studied in one group of healthy sedentary middle aged men with normal glucose tolerance in study I and II. In a group of elderly men with normal …
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Peripheral polyneuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance. Correlations between morphology, neurophysiology, and clinical findings
… nerve fiber loss in type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), in relation to glucose dysmetabolism, and clinical and neurophysiological measures of PN. Methods: Subjects were recruited from a prospective, population-based study of males from Malmö, Sweden (6956 responders). …
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The Effects of Glucose Tolerance, Hypertension, and Race on Heart Rate Variability, QT Interval Duration, and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Overweight-Obese Adolescents
… (BP) measures, and to examine the effects of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), hypertension, and race on these cardiac autonomic risk factors in overweight-obese adolescents.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Overweight and obese adolescents (N = 128), ages 11-18 years, (60.2% black, 63.3% …
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Obésité, facteurs de risque et complications cardiométaboliques chez les personnes âgées de 50 ans et plus : mieux comprendre pour mieux intervenir
… métaboliques, soit une glycémie à jeun altérée (impaired fasting glucose : IFG), une intolérance au glucose (impaired glucose tolerance : IGT) ou bien les deux conditions (IFG-IGT) en utilisant plusieurs variables en lien avec la santé métabolique, la composition corporelle, la qualité …