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Low sensitivity of the metabolic syndrome to identify adolescents with impaired glucose tolerance: an analysis of NHANES 1999–2010

BACKGROUND: The presence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are two risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. The inter-relatedness of these factors among adolescents is unclear. METHODS: We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of MetS for identifying IGT in an unselected...

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Autores principales: DeBoer, Mark D, Gurka, Matthew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24755002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-13-83