Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the comparison of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c as the glycemic criterion for MetS definition in non-diabetic population in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), owing to its ability to reflect glycemia over a relatively longer time span, is still been investigated as an adjunct test for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) to identify subjects at risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in some Caucasian populations. However, wheth...

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Autores principales: Annani-Akollor, Max Efui, Laing, Edwin Ferguson, Osei, Henry, Mensah, Evans, Owiredu, Eddie-Williams, Afranie, Bright Oppong, Anto, Enoch Odame
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6431006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13098-019-0423-0

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