Data Interpretation Exercise - Essay Example

?MPH 213: PATHOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS I 12) DATA INTERPRETATION EXERCISE. Clinical Investigation of the Diabetic Table Tabulated concentration (in mmol/l) for the four patients before and up to 2 hours post glucose loading. These concentrations were calculated/ interpolated from the standard glucose curve Time in Min Before 0 Time after glucose intake 30 60 90 120 AP 6.84 9.34 10.05 10.26 10.4 JC 6.45 6.55 9.21 6.29 7.5 JL 9.21 12.76 13.68 14.34 15.26 DM 3.82 5.39 6.58 6.32 6.05 Fig 1: Fig 2: Table 2: Adopted from WHO, (1999): Diabetes criteria for interpreting Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Glucose levels Normal Impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) Diabetes mellitus (DM) Venous Plasma Fasting 2hrs Fasting 2hrs Fasting 2hrs Fasting 2hrs (mmol/l) Read More