Demographic and metabolic characteristics of individuals with progressive glucose tolerance

We evaluated changes in glucose tolerance of 17 progressors and 62 non-progressors for 9 years to improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Changes in anthropometric measurements and responses to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were analyzed. We identified 14 p...

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Main Authors: A.L. Mendes, M.L. Santos, C.R. Padovani, W.P. Pimenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000300009