High Prevalence of Glucose Intolerance and Diabetes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

this study. 31 patients (41.9%) were male and 43 patients (58.9%) were female. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to CIMT measurement: 35 patients with CIMT 1,0 mm were at group 1 and 39 patients with CIMT<1,0 mm were at group 2. There were difference only age and fasting blood glucose parameter among groups. In the multi-varians analysis, age and fasting blood glucose related in CIMT values were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Additionally, the common effect of age and fasting blood glucose variables on the CIMT values were not statistically significant (p1⁄40.241). The MPV level was significantly higher in patients with CIMT 1,0 mm than in patients with CIMT <1,0 mm (8.2 0.7 vs. 7.8 0.6 fl; p1⁄40.01) (Figure 1). Conclusıons: The risk of atherosclerosis could be shown with following the MPV values in MetS patients. Therefore, our results suggest that MPV is an important marker for early detecting the risk of atherosclerosis in patients with MetS. In our study, we showed that this risk could be determined with a simple blood count. Risk of atherosclerosis can be assessed by examining the values of MPV, without any additional blood tests or radiological examination.