Impaired glucose tolerance, but not impaired fasting glucose, is a risk factor for early‐stage atherosclerosis

Abstract

Groups with impaired glucose tolerance and combined glucose intolerance had significantly higher brachio-ankle pulse wave velocity values compared with the group with normal glucose tolerance. Although the group with impaired fasting glucose showed a marginal increase in pulse wave velocity values compared with the group with normal glucose tolerance, the difference was not significant. Thus impaired glucose tolerance, but not impaired fasting glucose, is a risk factor for early-stage atherosclerosis.