Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Studies show that a change in lifestyle can prevent or delay progression to diabetes in those with glucose intolerance. This study aimed to survey the effects of lifestyle changes on incidents of type II diabetes in Tehran adult population.Materials and methods: This was a community based interventional study. Non-diabetic participants of Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study aged ≥20 years (6437 in control group and 2931 in intervention gro...

Aims: Lifestyle modification has been shown to prevent development of Type 2 diabetes in high risk American, European and Asian populations. We wanted to test whether such intervention could have similar results in a white Middle Eastern population.Methods: A total of 8212 non-diabetic subjects≥20 years were selected by cluster random sampling method in the cross-sectional phase of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) from 1999 to 2001. A subs...