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Table 1 Definition of diabetes and pre-diabetes as per the American Diabetes Association, 2021 [30]

From: Risk of diabetes and expected years in life without diabetes among adults from an urban community in India: findings from a retrospective cohort

Category

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG)

Postprandial glucose (PPG)

HbA1c

Normoglycemia

FPG < 100 mg/ dL

PPPG < 140 mg/ dL

HbA1c < 5.7%

Pre-diabetes

100 < = FPG < 126 mg/ dL

140 < = PPPG < 200 mg/ dL

5.7 < = HbA1c < 6.5%

Diabetes

FPG > = 126 mg/ dL

PPPG > = 200 mg/ dL

HbA1c > = 6.5%