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Factors associated with remission include shorter duration of diabetes, lower baseline HbA1c, higher baseline BMI, higher BMI reduction at 1 year, and no glucose-lowering drugs at baseline.
Practitioners should consider these factors when assessing remission potential.
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Shorter duration, lower baseline HbA1c, higher baseline BMI, higher BMI reduction at 1 year, and no glucose-lowering drugs at baseline were significantly associated with remission.
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Based on the large sample size and study design.
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Incidence and predictors of remission and relapse of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japan: Analysis of a nationwide patient registry (JDDM73)
Kazuya Fujihara et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2023
DOI 10.1111/dom.15100
cohort · n=48320Cited 17×
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