Age‐dependent decline in β‐cell function assessed by an oral glucose tolerance test‐based disposition index

We evaluated age‐dependent changes in β‐cell function as assessed with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)‐based analog of the disposition index (oral disposition index). A total of 110 Japanese normoglycemic subjects (aged 22–59 years) was divided into decadal age groups (20, 30, 40 and 50 s) and...

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Main Authors: Komada, Hisako, Sakaguchi, Kazuhiko, Takeda, Kazuo, Hirota, Yushi, Hashimoto, Naoko, Okuno, Yoko, Seino, Susumu, Ogawa, Wataru
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4014970/