Phenotypes of prediabetes and metabolic risk in Caucasian youths with overweight or obesity.
P Di BonitoM R LicenziatiD CoricaM G WasniewskaA Di SessaE Miraglia Del GiudiceA MorandiC MaffeisM F FaienzaE MozzilloV CalcaterraF FrancoG MaltoniGiuliana ValerioPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2022)
Prevalence of pre-diabetes was high and IA1c was the most prevalent phenotype in Italian youths with OW/OB. The IGT phenotype showed the worst metabolic and atherogenic lipid profile, followed by IA1c. More studies are needed to assess whether HbA1c may help improving the prediction of diabetes.