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. 2012 Oct 17;7(10):e47747. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047747

Table 2. Concordance of diabetes diagnostic criteria between the JDS and ADA using FPG and HbA1c.

ADA Criteria
FPG diabetesa HbA1c diabetesa
Non diabetes (N = 7,154) Diabetes (N = 174) K (P value) Non diabetes (N = 7,153) Diabetes (N = 175) K (P value)
JDS Criteria Non diabetes (N = 7,175) 7,126 (99.3) 49 (0.7) 0.759 (<0.001) 7,129 (99.4) 46 (0.6) 0.782 (<0.001)
Diabetes (N = 153) 28 (18.3) 125 (81.7) 24 (15.7) 129 (84.3)

ADA, American Diabetes Association; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; JDS, Japan Diabetes Society; K, Kappa coefficient.

Data are expressed as number (percentage to the categories of the JDS criteria).

a

The kappa coefficients between the ADA-FPG and ADA-HbA1c criteria was 0.668 (P<0.001).