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Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui1, Andre P Kengne2, Mohammed K Ali3,4
1Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. echouffotcheugui@gmail.com.
Purpose Of Review:
Using a global perspective, this review collates evidence on the heterogeneity of prediabetes definitions and diagnostic methods, their clinical and public health implications, and discusses possible options for improvement.
Recent Findings:
Our review notes that the concept of prediabetes is increasingly recognized worldwide, but against a background of non-uniform definition and diagnostic criteria. This results in widely varying burden estimation. Current evidence shows a variety of prediabetes phenotypes. This reflects biological and diagnostic heterogeneity, resulting from the use of different tests (glucose or HbA1C) and thresholds to define prediabetes. The biological and diagnostic variabilities have implications for the characterization of the burden of prediabetes, natural history, prognosis, screening, implementation of lifestyle or drug interventions to mitigate related health risks, and monitoring of the effects of such interventions.
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