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

Chinese University of Hong Kong3,000 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

3,000

Conditions

Diabetes Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT)Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)Glucose Intolerance

Interventions

observational: no treatment involvedOTHER

observational: no treatment involved

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Hong Kong Chinese without history of diabetes Exclusion Criteria: * known diabetic patients

Locations (1)

Gary Ko

Hong Kong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Glucose intolerance status by OGTT

Time frame: 2 months

Secondary Outcomes

Glucose intolerance status predicted by Chinese University Diabetes Risk Score validated by OGTTT

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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