Details of Element: Sample 1
Component of Fpg

Unique Name: sam1q22
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 92 15 107
Number of Distinct Participants 87 15 102
Year First Collected 1971 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1980 1980 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Continuous
Units of Measure: microunits/mL
Precision: ###.
Anticipated Range: 000. thru 999.
Masterfile Index: 125-03-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Descriptive history:
    The 125 file type contains data from the fasting plasma glucose test (FPG). No glucose tests are performed. Data from this test has been collect in BLSA men from 1963 to the present and in BLSA women from 1978 to the present.

    Data collection methodology:
    Blood chemistry.

    Related protocols:
    Other blood chemistries.

    Investigators:
    Dr. Reubin Andres (primary investigator)
    GRC Box-24
    andresr@grc.nia.nih.gov
    (410)-558-8194

    Frequency of data collection:
    Every visit where no other glucose test is performed.

    Inclusion/exclusion rules:
    No exclusions.

    Publications using these data:
  • Andres, R., Langs, H., Pozefsky, T., Swerdloff, R., Gregerman, R. Alterations in carbohydrate metabolism with age: quantification and investigation into the underlying mechanisms. Proceedings 7th International Congress of Gerontology. Vienna, Austria: Verlag der Weiner Medizinischen Akademie; 1966:351-353.
  • Andres, R. Diabetes and aging. Hosp. Practice. 2: 63-67,1967.
  • Andres, R., Pozefsky, T., Swerdloff, R.S., Tobin, J.D. Effect of aging on carbohydrate metabolism. Adv Metab Disord. 1(1): ,1970.
  • Andres, R. Effect of age on the interpretation of glucose and tolbutamide tolerance tests. In: Fajans S, Sussman K, eds. Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosis and Treatment. New york: American Diabetes Association, Inc.; 1971:115-120.
  • Andres, R. Aging and diabetes. Med Clin North Am. 55(4): 835-46,1971.
  • Andres, R., Tobin, J. Aging, carbohydrate metabolism, and diabetes. Proceedings 9th International Congress of Gerontology; 1972:276-280.
  • Andres, R. Aging and carbohydrate metabolism. In: Carlson L, ed. Nutrition in Old Age. Symposia of the Swedish Nutrition Foundation. Sweden: Almqvist and Wiksell; 1972:24-31.
  • Andres, R., Tobin, J.D. Aging and the disposition of glucose. Adv Exp Med Biol. 61: 239-49,1975.
  • DeFronzo, R.A., Andres, R., Bedsoe, T.A., Boden, G., Faloona, G.A., Tobin, J.D. A test of the hypothesis that the rate of fall in glucose concentration triggers counterregulatory hormonal responses in man. Diabetes. 26(5): 445-52,1977.
  • Andres, R., Tobin, J. Endocrine systems. In: Finch C, Hayflick L, eds. Handbook of the Biology of Aging. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.; 1977:357-378.
  • Andres, R. Aging, diabetes, and obesity: standards of normality. Mt Sinai J Med. 48(6): 489-95,1981.
  • Elahi, D., Muller, D.C., Tzankoff, S.P., Andres, R., Tobin, J.D. Effect of age and obesity on fasting levels of glucose, insulin, glucagon, and growth hormone in man. J Gerontol. 37(4): 385-91,1982.
  • Goldberg, A., Andres, R., Bierman, E. Diabetes mellitus in the elderly. In: Andres R, Hazzard W, Bierman E, eds. Principles of Geriatric Medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1985:750-763.
  • Busby, M.J., Bellantoni, M.F., Tobin, J.D., Muller, D.C., Kafonek, S.D., Blackman, M.R., Andres, R. Glucose tolerance in women: the effects of age, body composition, and sex hormones. J Am Geriatr Soc. 40(5): 497-502,1992.
  • Shimokata, H., Muller, D.C., Fleg, J.L., Sorkin, J., Ziemba, A.W., Andres, R. Age as independent determinant of glucose tolerance. Diabetes. 40(1): 44-51,1991.
  • Elahi, D., Clark, B., Andres, R. Glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and age. In: Armbrecht H, Coe R, Wongsurawat N, eds. Endocrine Function and Aging. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1990:48-63.
  • Andres, R. Diabetes and aging. In: Brocklehurst J, Tallis R, Fillit H, eds. Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 1992:724-728.
  • Muller, D., Elahi, D., Tobin, J., Andres, R. Insulin response during the oral glucose tolerance test: the role of age, sex, body fat and the pattern of fat distribution. Aging Clin. Exp. Res. 8: 13-21,1996.
  • Edelstein, S., Knowler, W., Bain, R., Andres, R., Barrett-Connor, E., Dowse, G., Haffner, S., Pettitt, D., Sorkin, J., Muller, D., Hamman, R. Predictors of progression from impaired glucose tolerance to NIDDM: an analysis of six prospective studies. Diabetes. 46: 701-710,1997.
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