Comparing different definitions of prediabetes with subsequent risk of diabetes: an individual participant data meta-analysis involving 76 513 individuals and 8208 cases of incident diabetes.
Crystal Man Ying LeeStephen ColagiuriMark WoodwardEdward W GreggRobert AdamsFereidoun AziziRafael GabrielTiffany K GillClicerio GonzalezAllison HodgeDavid R Jacobs JrJoshua J JosephDavood KhaliliDianna J MaglianoKirsten MehligRoger MilneGita MishraMorgana Mongraw-ChaffinJulie A PascoMasaru SakuraiPamela J SchreinerElizabeth SelvinJonathan Edward ShawGary WittertHiroshi YatsuyaRachel R HuxleyPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2019)
In terms of identifying individuals at greatest risk of developing diabetes within 5 years, using prediabetes definitions that have lower values produced non-significant gain. Therefore, deciding which definition to use will ultimately depend on the goal for identifying individuals at risk of diabetes.