Lowering the cut-point for impaired fasting glucose,and why?
- VernacularTitle:为什么要下调空腹血糖受损的下限切点?
- Author:
Wenying YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Impaired fasting glucose;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Cardiovascular Diseases
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The Expert Committeeon the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus of American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended that the cut-point of the lower limit for impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was changed from 6.1 mmol/L to 5.6 mmol/L, and the upper limit for IFG kept unchanged in November 2003. The result of the epidemiological data in Chinese population indicated that the recommended criteria from the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus of ADA appeared also appropriate to the Chinese population. When the cut-point of lower limit for IFG falls to 5.6 mmol/L, the number of subjects with higher risk of diabetes will be increased, which may play an important role in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and its cardiovascular complications.
