An Epidemiologic Study on the Prevalence of Diabetes, Glucose Intolerance, and Metabolic Syndrome in the Adult Population of the Republic of Cyprus

The study was conducted in Cyprus (November 2003 through January 2005). Stratified random sampling was used to select 1,200 individuals aged 20–80 years (from a total population of 477,000). In all subjects, anthropometrical measurements were taken, fasting lipids were measured, eating habits were evaluated according to a standardized questionnaire, and an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed (except in known diabetic patients). In the absence of OGTT-diagnosed diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was defined by fasting plasma glucose ≥110 mg/dl and <126 mg/dl, whereas “new” IFG was …