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ea0041ep432 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2016

Predictive value of risk factors for the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes

Tankova Tsvetalina , Chakarova Nevena , Dakovska Lilya , Atanassova Iliana , Kirilov Georgi

Background: Diabetes and prediabetes have become major public health problems in recent decades.Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of risk factors on progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.Materials and methods: A total of 383 subjects (213 females, 170 males), mean age 51.93±13.47 years and mean BMI 29.11±5.3 kg/m2, divided in three groups – 147 with normal gluc...