Update on pre-diabetes: Focus on diagnostic criteria and cardiovascular risk

Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for categories at increased risk of diabetes

Category	Marker	Diagnostic range
IFG	Fasting plasma glycemia	≥ 5.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL)
		< 6.9 mmol/L (126 mg/dL)
IGT	2-h post-load glycemia	≥ 7.8 mmol/L (140 mg/dL)
		< 11 mmol/L (200 mg/dL)
HbA1c-prediabetes	HbA1c	≥ 39 mmol/mol (5.7%)
		< 47 mmol/mol (6.5%)

IFG: Impaired fasting glucose; IGT: Impaired glucose tolerance; HbA_1c: Glycated haemoglobin.