Diagnosing metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic Turkish patients: comparison of AHA/NHLBI and IDF definitions
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: G. BASOL, Burcu BARUTÇUOĞLU, Y. CAKIR, B. OZMEN, Zuhal PARILDAR, Timur KÖSE, D. OZMEN, O. BAYINDIR
BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2011, vol 112, pp 253-259
Summary
Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the percentage of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a Turkish population with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) according to the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions and to assess the agreement among these definitions.