Prediabetes Associated With Increased Cancer Risk

Posted on September 9, 2014

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Professor Yuli Huang
The First People’s Hospital of Shunde, Daliang Town, China, and colleagues

Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?

Professor Huang: In this meta-analysis of 16 prospective cohort studies comprising more than 890,000 individuals, we found that the presence of prediabetes at baseline associated with a 15% increased risk of cancer overall. The results were consistent across cancer endpoint, age, duration of follow-up and ethnicity. There was no significant difference for the risk of cancer with different definitions of prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose [IFG] and/or impaired glucose tolerance [IGT]).
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