Impact of Lifestyle and Metformin Interventions on the Risk of Progression to Diabetes and Regression to Normal Glucose Regulation in Overweight or Obese People With Impaired Glucose Regulation.
William H HermanQing PanSharon L EdelsteinKieren J MatherLeigh PerreaultElizabeth Barrett-ConnorDana M DabeleaEdward HortonSteven E KahnWilliam C KnowlerCarlos LorenzoXavier Pi-SunyerElizabeth VendittiWen YePublished in: Diabetes care (2017)
Unlike our previous analyses that sought to explain population risk, these analyses evaluate individual risk. The models can be used by overweight and obese adults with fasting hyperglycemia and impaired glucose tolerance to facilitate personalized decision-making by allowing them to explicitly weigh the benefits and feasibility of the lifestyle and metformin interventions.