Changing demography and the challenge of dementia in India

V Ravindranath, JS Sundarakumar - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
In India, increasing lifespan and decreasing fertility rates have resulted in a growing number
of older persons. By 2050, people over 60 years of age are predicted to constitute 19.1% of …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes mellitus and its complications in India

R Unnikrishnan, RM Anjana, V Mohan - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2016 - nature.com
India is one of the epicentres of the global diabetes mellitus pandemic. Rapid
socioeconomic development and demographic changes, along with increased susceptibility …

Metabolic syndrome

SL Samson, AJ Garber - Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, 2014 - endo.theclinics.com
A medical syndrome is a clustering of clinical findings that occur together more often than
would be expected by chance. The constellation of components that make up the metabolic …

Prevalence of pre-diabetes across ethnicities: a review of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) for classification of dysglycaemia

WCY Yip, IR Sequeira, LD Plank, SD Poppitt - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Prediabetes can be defined by the presence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and/or
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) to identify individuals at …

Metabolic syndrome

TS Han, MEJ Lean - Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
The metabolic syndrome is a condition characterized by the co-existence of several major
risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)–high blood pressure, hyperglycaemia, and …

Ethnicity and metabolic syndrome: implications for assessment, management and prevention

SA Lear, D Gasevic - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of cardiometabolic risk factors that
identifies people at increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While the …

Ethnic differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome: results from a multi-ethnic population-based survey in Malaysia

S Rampal, S Mahadeva, E Guallar, A Bulgiba… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing disproportionately among
the different ethnicities in Asia compared to the rest of the world. This study aims to …

Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components of metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a …

JL Chan, S Kar, E Vanky, L Morin-Papunen… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder and its presentation
varies with race and ethnicity. Reproductive-age women with polycystic ovary syndrome are …

Clomiphene citrate or letrozole as first-line ovulation induction drug in infertile PCOS women: A prospective randomized trial

S Kar - Journal of human reproductive sciences, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare Letrozole (5 mg) and clomiphene citrate (100 mg) as first line
ovulation induction drug in infertile PCOS women. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective …

Management of diabetic dyslipidemia in Indians: Expert consensus statement from the Lipid Association of India

R Puri, V Mehta, PB Duell, SK Wangnoo… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In 2021 an estimated 74 million individuals had diabetes in India, almost all type 2 diabetes.
More than half of patients with diabetes are estimated to be undiagnosed and more 90 …