Lifestyle Modification and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Overweight Japanese With Impaired Fasting Glucose Levels
Author(s) -
Toshikazu Saito
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.275
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , overweight , impaired glucose tolerance , hazard ratio , impaired fasting glucose , confidence interval , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , type 2 diabetes mellitus , randomized controlled trial , obesity , endocrinology , physics , optics
Previous studies demonstrated that intensive lifestyle modification can prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus among those with impaired glucose tolerance, but similar beneficial results have not been proved among those with impaired fasting glucose levels. We investigated the efficacy of lifestyle modification on type 2 diabetes incidence among those with impaired fasting glucose levels.
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