Why the study?
Is impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance a risk factor for cardiovascular death in a general Japanese cohort?
Is impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance a risk factor for cardiovascular death in a general Japanese cohort?
Impaired glucose tolerance, but not impaired fasting glucose, is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular death.
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IGT, but not IFG, was associated with cardiovascular death; extends prediabetes subtype evidence in Japanese adults while leaving practice implications open.
Tominaga et al. (1999) studied this question.
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