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Biochemical standards of health: I.V. three-hour oral glucose tolerance test

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Gli attuali ambiti fisiologici della glicemia per iltest di tolleranza al glucosio orale in tre ore si basano sulle medie e su due deviazionistandard di una popolazione probabilmente sana. Nel presente lavoro viene fatto un tentativo di analizzare le condizioni glicemiche di un gruppo di allievi odontoiatri e delle loro mogli, secondo i metodi tradizionali. Questi stessi dati sono riesaminati mediante una tecnica che permette l'identificazione del punteggio della glicemia in un sottogruppo relativamente più sano dell'intero campione. I reperti fanno ritenere che, nei soggetti relativamente privi di sintomi e di segni, l'ambito glicemico sia più ristretto di quanto solitamente si ritiene.

Resume

Les domaines physiologiques actuels de la glycémie pour letest de tolérabilité au glucose oral en trois heures se fondent sur les moyennes et sur deux déviations standard d'une population vraisemblablement saine. Dans ce travail les AA. s'efforcent d'analyser les conditions glycémiques d'un groupe d'élèves odontoïatres et de leur femmes, d'après les méthodes traditionnelles. Ces mêmes données ont encore été éxaminels par une technique qui permet l'identification du niveau de la glycémie dans un sous-groupe relativement plus sain que le groupe tout entier. Les rapports font supposer que, dans le sujets relativement sans symptômes ni marques, le domaine glycémique est plus étroit qu'on ne croit en général.

Resumen

Los ámbitos fisiológicos actuales de la glicemia para eltest de tolerancia a la glucosa oral en tres horas se basan en los promedios y en dos desviacionesstandard de una población probablemente sana. En este trabajo se trató de analizar las condiciones glicémicas de un grupo de estudiantes de odontología y de sus esposas según los métodos tradicionales. Estos mismos datos se reexaminan mediante una técnica que permite la identificación del puntaje de la glicemia en un subgrupo relativamente más sano que el grupo-muestra completo. Los hallazgos hacen pensar que en los sujetos relativamente carentes de síntomas y de signos, el ámbito glicémico sea más reducido de lo que generalmente se sostiene.

Zusammenfassung

Die derzeitigen physiologischen Bereiche des Blutzuckers fuer den oralen Glukose-Toleranztest innerhalb drei Stunden fussen auf den Durchschnitten und 2Standard-Abweichungen einer wahrscheinlich gesunden Bevoelkerung. In vorliegender Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, die Blutzuckerbedingungen einer Gruppe von Zahnärzten und ihrer Ehefrauen mittels traditioneller Methoden zu analysieren. Dieselben Daten werden nochmals mittels einer Technik ueberprueft, welche die Identifizierung der Blutzuckerbewertung in einer verhaeltnismaessig gesunderen Untergruppe des gesamten Kollektivs erlaubt. Die Befunde gestatten die Annahme, dass bei den verhaeltnismaessig symptomlosen Personen der Blutzuckerbereich begrenzter ist als gewoehnlich angenommen wird.

Summary

The present physiologic blood glucose ranges for the three-hour oral glucose tolerance test are based upon the means and two standard deviations of a presumably healthy population. An attempt is made in this report to analyze the blood glucose status of a group of dental practitioners and their wives according to traditional methods. These same data are reexamined by a technique which permits the identification of the blood glucose scores in a relatively healthier subgroup of the entire sample. The findings suggest that, in the relatively symptomless and signfree individual, the blood glucose range is more narrow than conventionally held.

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Cheraskin, E., Ringsdorf, W.M., Setyaadmadja, A.T. et al. Biochemical standards of health: I.V. three-hour oral glucose tolerance test. Acta diabet. lat 4, 386–396 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01544305

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