"Glucose Tolerance Test" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A test to determine the ability of an individual to maintain HOMEOSTASIS of BLOOD GLUCOSE. It includes measuring blood glucose levels in a fasting state, and at prescribed intervals before and after oral glucose intake (75 or 100 g) or intravenous infusion (0.5 g/kg).
| Descriptor ID |
D005951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.124.100.355 E01.370.374.355 E05.200.124.100.355
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucose Tolerance Test" by people in Profiles.
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Performance of point-of-care glucose testing for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes in South Africa. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Feb; 168(2):812-821.
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The diagnostic accuracy of HbA1c , compared to the oral glucose tolerance test, for screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Africa-A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabet Med. 2022 04; 39(4):e14754.
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The influence of maternal blood glucose during pregnancy on weight outcomes at birth and preschool age in offspring exposed to hyperglycemia first detected during pregnancy, in a South African cohort. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0258894.
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Exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and is associated with an altered intramuscular phospholipid signature in women with obesity. Diabetologia. 2021 07; 64(7):1642-1659.
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Exercise training results in depot-specific adaptations to adipose tissue mitochondrial function. Sci Rep. 2020 03 02; 10(1):3785.
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Understanding how maternal social and biological factors are related to fetal growth in an urban South African cohort. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2021 02; 12(1):79-87.
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes following the introduction of oral hypoglycaemic agents for gestational diabetes mellitus were comparable to insulin monotherapy in two historical cohorts. S Afr Med J. 2020 Jan 29; 110(2):154-158.
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Fasting plasma glucose and risk factor assessment: Comparing sensitivity and specificity in identifying gestational diabetes in urban black African women. S Afr Med J. 2019 Dec 12; 110(1):21-26.
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High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance 6 years after hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2019; 7(1):e000740.
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Adiposity Mediates the Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Black South African Women. Nutrients. 2019 May 31; 11(6).