Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The predictive ability of prediabetes defined by HbA1c (5.7–6.4%) or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) criteria (5.6–6.9 mmol/l) for the development of diabetes may differ according to ethnic groups, but only limited longitudinal data are available in Asians. We examined the progression rate to diabetes in Korean adults diagnosed as prediabetes according to these two criteria.Methods: We analyzed data of 9432 Korean adults (age 20–7...

Background and aims: Obesity is an important risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Although body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are convenient and economic methods for assessment of obesity, those could not fully reflect risk for diabetes, hypertension and early atherosclerosis.Materials and methods: We cross-sectionally analyzed anthropometric and laboratory data of 868 Korean adults (age 53.2±11.2 years) which were record...