Impaired Fasting Glucose in Nondiabetic Range: Is It a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk Factor Clustering?

Figure 1

Proportional odds model for cardiovascular risk factors clustering and fasting blood glucose levels. Age (OR = 1.03; 1.02–1.03; ); gender (OR = 1.04; 0.90–1.20; = NS); fasting blood glucose (OR = 1.03; 1.02–1.04; ). OR = Odds Ratio; NRF = number of risk factors; 1+ = 1 or more risk factors; 3+ = 3 or more risk factors. The figure shows the proportional odds model for determining the likelihood of presenting ≥3 and ≥1 cardiovascular risk factors according to fasting blood glucose levels in males and females adjusted by age. Per each mg/dL increase of fasting blood glucose, the probability of presenting ≥3 FR increased by 3% (OR = 1.03; 1.02–1.04; ).