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. 2021 Oct 11;7:19. doi: 10.1186/s40842-021-00126-7

Table 4.

Biomarkers assessed as screening tool (number of OGTT avoidable)

Author—year Ref N Biomarker Diagnostic criteria Screening threshold value (sensitivity %) Diagnostic cut-off value (specificity %) OGTT avoided
Trujillo 2014 [15] Fasting blood glucose (FBG) IADPSG

A = 4.4 mmol⁄ l (96.9%)

B = 4.7 mmol⁄ l (92.5%)

5.1 mmol⁄ l (100%)

A = 61.3%

B = 81.3%

Ruetschi 2016 [31] Fasting blood glucose (FBG) IADPSG 4.4 mmol⁄ l (78.5%) 5.1 mmol/l (100%) 63.8%
Renz 2015 [36] Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) WHO 1999 5.8% (26.4%) 6.5% (100%) B = 38%
Rajput 2012 [34] Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) ADA/IADPSG 5.45% (85.7%) 5.95% (97.2%) 61.8%