Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Values in an Urban Population

- 1 - High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in an Iranian urban population : Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in an Adult Urban Population in The South of Iran

OBJECTIVE: We determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in an urban population of Jahrom, a city located in the south of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Randomly selected subjects ≥30 years-old were studied using stratified sampling. Target study sample was 892 (405 men and 487 women). Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using modified Adult Treatment Panel guidelines when any three of the...

High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in the Iranian urban population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

BACKGROUND To estimate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and combined IFG/IGT in a large urban Iranian population aged > or = 20 years. METHODS The study population included 9,489 participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study with full relevant clinical data. Age-standardized prevalence of diab...

Prevalence of dementia in an urban population in Kerala, India.

BACKGROUND Dementia is emerging as an important health problem of elderly people in India. AIMS To investigate the prevalence, psychosocial correlates and risk factors of various dementing disorders in an urban population in Kerala, southern India. METHOD A door-to-door survey was conducted in the city of Kochi (Cochin) to identify residents aged > or =65 years using cluster sampling. Of 19...

High prevalence of giardiasis in an urban population in Niger.

A sample of 2569 persons (1190 m, 1379 f) from Niamey (population 329,000), Niger, showed a giardiasis prevalence of 28.5%. The prevalence was similar between males and females and highest in the age range 3-29 years.