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Article: WHO diagnostic criteria for diabetes more accurate than ADA standards.(oral glucose tolerance test)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA
- Article date:
- June 30, 2002
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2002 JUN 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria for diagnosing diabetes in obese patients underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a comparison by researchers in France.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and ADA provide diagnostic guidelines for diabetes and pre-diabetes conditions. The two organizations differ significantly in their reliance on the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as a diagnostic tool. ADA recommends that fasting plasma glucose values are sufficient for diagnosis and discourages OGTT. WHO, on the other hand, argues strongly to ...