Endocrine Abstracts

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...