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. 2022 Dec 7;14:186. doi: 10.1186/s13098-022-00952-4

Table 2.

Included studies reporting T2D risk in a population with obesity with NGT or prediabetes

Study Year Country Glycemic status BMI (kg/m2) Risk Note
Blume et al. [57] 2015 USA NGT 30.0–34.9 HR 3.4 Relative to normal weight (BMI 18.5–25.0)
35.0–39.9 HR 5.8
≥ 40 HR 9.5
Prediabetes 30–34.9 HR 2.0
35.0–39.9 HR 2.5
≥ 40 HR 2.9
Ligthart et al. [34] 2016 Netherlands NGT 30.0–34.9 AR 43.9% (95% CI 38.6–49.2) Absolute risk of developing T2D at age 45 years
≥ 35 AR 56.6% (95% CI 46.7–66.6)
Prediabetes 30.0–34.9 AR 87.7% (95% CI 79.4–96.0)
≥ 35 AR 80.9% (95% CI 65.9–95.9)
Zatońska et al. [58] 2020 Poland Pooled NGT and prediabetes ≥ 30 HR 5.731 (95% CI 2.56–12.82) Relative to normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9)

AR absolute risk, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, NGT normal glucose tolerance, T2D type 2 diabetes