TABLE 323-3 Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
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- Family history of diabetes (i.e., parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes)
- Obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2)
- Habitual physical inactivity
- Race/ethnicity (e.g., African American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander)
- Previously identified IFG or IGT
- History of GDM or delivery of baby >4 kg (>9 lb)
- Hypertension (blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg)
- HDL cholesterol level ≤ 35 mg/dL (0.90 mmol/L) and/or a triglyceride level ≥250 mg/dL (2.82 mmol/L)
- Polycystic ovary syndrome or acanthosis nigracans
- History of vascular disease
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