Optimal cutoff values of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) variability for detecting retinopathy and the threshold of FPG levels for predicting the risk of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal study over 27 years

• Published in: Diabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 140; pp. 228 - 235
• Main Authors: Takao, Toshiko, Inoue, Kaori, Suka, Machi, Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki, Iwamoto, Yasuhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Cutoff value; Fasting plasma glucose; Retinopathy; Threshold; Type 2 diabetes; Variability; Type 2 diabetes; Retinopathy; Fasting plasma glucose; Cutoff value; Variability; Threshold

•New cutoff value for FPGSD (1.4 mmol/L) is proposed to detect retinopathy.•Cutoff values of FPG and HbA1c were slightly higher than the guideline targets.•FPG threshold (6.9 mmol/L) is proposed to predict future retinopathy in diabetes.•Retinopathy risk in the next 25 years rose sharply from FPG le...