title: Raised fasting plasma glucose a better predictor of diabetes than the IDF definition of the metabolic syndrome.
abstract: Raised FPG was better at identifying future diabetes than either IDF MetS or a constellation of risk factors except for raised FPG with and without abdominal adiposity. This should shed light on a screening program for future DM in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Centre, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. nakagami@dmc.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagami
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oizumi
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karasawa
authors.forename: Kiriko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daimon
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005215:Fasting; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose