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The fasting plasma glucose cut-point predicting a diabetic 2-h OGTT glucose level depends on the phenotype.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Jan 2002
Nakagami Tomoko, Qiao Qing, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Balkau Beverley, Carstensen Bendix, Tajima Naoko, Iwamoto Yasuhiko, Borch-Johnsen Knut, Borch-Jonsen Knut
Abstract excerpt
To assess the use of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) alone for the screening of diabetes as defined by a 2-h plasma glucose (2-h PG) > or =11.1 mmol/l following a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test, we collated the results from 17512 subjects aged 30-89 years without a previous history of diabetes from 12 general population-based Asian studies. The performance of FPG corresponding to the 2-h PG > or =11.1 mmol/l was...
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