SOURCE:
The study was conducted by Chiara M.A. Cefalo, MD, department of clinical and molecular medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, and was published online in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
LIMITATIONS:
There was no consensus on the parameters and cutoff values for defining metabolic health status, allowing for potential variations in results. The study design suggested an association with prevalent IFG and IGT conditions but not with incident IFG and IGT conditions. All participants in this study were White, limiting the generalizability of its findings.
DISCLOSURES:
The study was supported by Sapienza University of Rome and the Italian Ministry of University. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
A version of this article first appeared on Medscape.com.