Open AccessNormal Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels and Type 2 Diabetes in Young Men
Author(s) -
Amir Tirosh,
Iris Shai,
Dorit Tekes-Manova,
Eran Israeli,
David Pereg,
Tzippora Shochat,
Ilan Kochba,
Assaf Rudich
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa050080
Subject(s) - medicine , liter , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , triglyceride , endocrinology , body mass index , hazard ratio , plasma glucose , cholesterol
The normal fasting plasma glucose level was recently defined as less than 100 mg per deciliter (5.55 mmol per liter). Whether higher fasting plasma glucose levels within this range independently predict type 2 diabetes in young adults is unclear.
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