Key Takeaways

Previous research on associations between prediabetes and mortality has produced conflicting results.

This study found that prediabetes was statistically significantly associated with mortality only among adults ages 20 to 54 years.

Mortality risk in younger adults could be due to metabolic or behavioral risk factors.

Prediabetes was associated with an increase in mortality among younger adults, according to a cohort study.

Using data for over 38,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), stratified models found that prediabetes was statistically significantly associated with mortality only among adults ages 20 to 54 years (HR 1.64, 95% CI 1.24-2.17), reported Leonard E. Egede, MD, MS, of the University at Buffalo, and colleagues i

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