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ABSTRACT: Objective
To investigate the association of normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and the risk for type 2 diabetes.Research design and methods
Data concerning 13,845 subjects, aged 40-69 years, who had their FPG measured at least three times between 1992 and 2008 were extracted from a database. Three FPG groups were defined (51-82, 83-90, and 91-99 mg/dL). A Cox proportional hazards analysis was applied to estimate the risk of incident diabetes adjusted for other risk factors.Results
During 108,061 person-years of follow-up (8,110 women and 5,735 men), 307 incident cases of type 2 diabetes were found. The final model demonstrated a hazard ratio of 2.03 (95% CI 1.18-3.50) for 91-99 mg/dL and 1.42 (0.42-4.74) for 83-90 mg/dL.Conclusions
Our data suggest that FPG between 91 and 99 mg/dL is a strong independent predictor of type 2 diabetes and should be used to identify people to be further investigated and aided with preventive measures.
SUBMITTER: Brambilla P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3114342 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brambilla Paolo P La Valle Elisa E Falbo Rosanna R Limonta Giuseppe G Signorini Stefano S Cappellini Fabrizio F Mocarelli Paolo P
Diabetes care 20110415 6
<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the association of normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and the risk for type 2 diabetes.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Data concerning 13,845 subjects, aged 40-69 years, who had their FPG measured at least three times between 1992 and 2008 were extracted from a database. Three FPG groups were defined (51-82, 83-90, and 91-99 mg/dL). A Cox proportional hazards analysis was applied to estimate the risk of incident diabetes adjusted for other risk factors.<h4>R ...[more]