title: Risk factors for worsening to diabetes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
abstract: In a 5-12 year follow-up study of 288 subjects with impaired glucose tolerance after a 100-g glucose load, 48 worsened to overt Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes with the elevation of fasting blood glucose. The initial level of blood glucose was a major predictor of subsequent worsening to diabetes. In addition, subjects with a lower insulin response to glucose showed a higher incidence of worsening to the disease, irrespective of blood glucose levels. Multivariate analysis indicated that a diminished insulin response and a high maximal body weight index, as well as a high level of fasting and 2-h glucose values at the initial 100-g oral glucose tolerance test were significant independent risk factors for the development of diabetes in Japanese subjects.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D012306:Risk; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose