Raised fasting plasma glucose a better predictor of diabetes than the IDF definition of the metabolic syndrome.
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.
Nakagami
Tomoko
T
Diabetes Centre, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. nakagami@dmc.twmu.ac.jp
Tajima
Naoko
N
Oizumi
Toshihide
T
Karasawa
Shigeru
S
Wada
Kiriko
K
Kameda
Wataru
W
Suga
Shinji
S
Kato
Takeo
T
Daimon
Makoto
M
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
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