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A Survey on the Rate of Glucose Intolerance in Hong Kong Chinese

Conditions
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)
Diabetes
Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)
Glucose Intolerance
Registration Number
NCT00787215
Lead Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Brief Summary

Hypothesis: There is a high rate of glucose intolerance among Hong Kong Chinese.

The investigators plan to screen Hong Kong Chinese from the community with oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The subjects will be referred from GP centers in the community and self-referred with public advertisement on this survey.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Hong Kong Chinese without history of diabetes
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Exclusion Criteria
  • known diabetic patients
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucose intolerance status by OGTT2 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucose intolerance status predicted by Chinese University Diabetes Risk Score validated by OGTTT2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gary Ko

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Hong Kong, China

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