Table 2.

Estimate of active members in Kaiser Permanente who screened “positive” for prediabetes in 2012^a

Regionb	Active members in diabetes risk cohortc	Percentage of membership age 10 to 75 years
Colorado	32,973	7
Georgia	11,234	5
Hawaii	34,997	18
Northern California	327,845	12
Northwest	54,466	13
Ohio	4969	7
Southern California	385,547	13
Kaiser Permanente	852,031	12

^aData specifications reflect an interregional diabetes risk cohort to be used for measurement purposes only and is not intended to inform clinical practice guidelines. Measurement period for membership data was January 1, 2012, through September 30, 2012. Measurement time for diagnoses and laboratory test results was January 1, 2006, through September 30, 2012. Data sources were Geographically Enriched Member Sociodemographics (GEMS) for Kaiser Permanente (KP) members and Clarity for diagnoses and laboratory test results.

^bCohort excludes Mid-Atlantic data.

^cInclusion criteria were active KP members age 10 through 75 years, including members with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes but no diagnosis of diabetes who had laboratory values in the prediabetes range: 2 laboratory values for fasting plasma glucose of 100 to 125 mg/dL or 1 laboratory value for hemoglobin A1C of 5.7% to 6.4%. Exclusion criteria were deceased members, non-KP members, and members with a diagnosis of diabetes (Type 1 or 2) or laboratory values in the range for diabetes.