title: [Impaired fasting glucose detection in blood donors population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify subjects with impaired fasting glucose (IFG), from a group of apparently healthy individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study was undertaken in 1188 blood donors, with no family history of diabetes (T2D). All these individuals were subjected to a questionnaire, and biochemical tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the prevalence of IFG was 15.9 %, 17.1 % in men and 12.9 % in women. The average blood glucose levels in subjects with IFG were 107.2 + or - 6.5 mg/dL in men and 106.0 + or - 6.1 mg/dL in women. Sixty percent of individuals with IFG showed insulin resistance. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MS) in IFG subjects was 20.2 %, according to the NCEP/ATP III criteria, 21.4 % according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria; and 29.3 % according to the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute criteria. Seventy percent of the subjects with IFG showed hypertriglyceridemia, 51 % showed hypercholesterolemia and 85 % were over-weight or obese.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the prevalence of IFG was higher than expected, comparing with other populations reported in the literature. These apparently healthy subjects were not previously diagnosed and therefore have not received preventive actions to arrest the risk of T2D.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México. cmunguiam@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munguía-Miranda
authors.forename: Reyna Gabriela
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Barrera
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuz
authors.forename: Ana Lucía
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Alonso-García
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D044882:Glucose Metabolism Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose