Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes according to Age and Obesity Status in Central Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Data on prevalence of prediabetes, a high-risk condition for developing diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes, are scarce for Central Europe and lacking for Austria. Hence, we report prevalence data for prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes in relation to age and BMI categories over a period of 7 years.

Methods

We conducted an analysis of two databases: the national health insurance health check-up data 2017-2023 and the cross-sectional AUSTRO-PROFIT cohort study in people undergoing health check-ups that collected more detailed clinical data and health-related quality of life. Prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes were diagnosed using fasting glucose values according to the American Diabetes Association criteria.

Results

We investigated 6,412,591 (3,556,116 fe

SUBMITTER: Sourij C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12327948 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature