Table 6.
Definition of diabetes by registry
| Country | Definition used |
|---|---|
| Australia | Diabetes Status at the Baseline is determined by the patient identifying themselves as having diabetes at the operation and having treatment for their diabetes |
| Canada—Ontario | Diabetes status at baseline is determined by the patient’s primary care physician at baseline |
| China | T2DM was defined as fasting blood glucose > 7.0 mmol/L, or/and random blood glucose > 11.1 mmol/L, or/and 2-h blood glucose after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test > 11.1 mmol/L, or/and the use of antihyperglycemic drugs |
| Iran | Diabetes status at baseline is determined by the history of the previous diabetes diagnosis, receiving diabetes treatment or diagnosis based on lab tests (FBS > 126 or HbA1C > 6.5) at the time of operation |
| Israel | Self-reported by the patient before surgery |
| Italy | Diabetes status is determined according to ADA (American Diabetes Association) Diabetes Care 2014; 37(S 1): S81-90 |
| Kuwait | Patients with type 2 diabetes |
| Netherlands | > 42 mmol HbA1c/ mol HbA |
| New Zealand | Diabetes Status at the Baseline is determined by the patient identifying themselves as having diabetes at the operation and having treatment for their diabetes |
| Norway | Treated with medication |
| Russia | Diabetes status at baseline is determined by the patient self-reporting as having diabetes at the operation or having diabetes treatment |
| South Africa | ADA criteria for DM/pre-diabetes and gestational DM |
| South Korea | Diabetes status at baseline is determined by the patient identifying themselves as having diabetes at the time of the operation and having diabetes treatment |
| Sweden | Patients with type 2 diabetes and with medication f |
| United Kingdom | Patients with type 2 diabetes at surgery who are treated with diabetes medication |
| USA—Michigan | Type I or Type II diabetes: (Disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood that occurs because the body does not respond correctly to insulin, a hormone released by the pancreas) non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), adult-onset diabetes mellitus treated with (please check all that apply): Diet, Oral Medications, Insulin-dependent, Non-Insulin Injectables |
| Uzbekistan | Established type 2 diabetes mellitus before surgery, who are treated with diabetes medications |