Cohort Study: Progression to diabetes among older adults with Hemoglobin A1c–defined prediabetes was around 5% after a medium follow up of 2.3 years.

Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Hemoglobin A_1c–Defined Prediabetes in the US – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries:

How Often Does Prediabetes in Seniors Escalate to Full-Blown Disease? – MedPage Today (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

New Research Explores Diabetes Progression Rate in Older Adults with Prediabetes – HCP Livre

Related Study: Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes – JAMA Internal Medicine and Commentary: “Prediabetes” Diagnosis Less Useful in Older Patients – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Commentary on Twitter

This cohort study found that older adults with prediabetes showed higher progression to diabetes (5.3%) compared to prior studies. https://t.co/cHP7jyV7jT

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) April 21, 2022