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The aim of this study was to quantify the prevalence and risk factors of undiagnosed diabetes and undiagnosed prediabetes in apparently healthy young adults aged &lt;40 years. Methods: This study used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a cross-sectional, nationally representative survey conducted by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare from 2014 to 2017. A total of 4442 apparently healthy young adults enrolled in this study. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted separately to evaluate associated risk factors with undiagnosed diabetes and undiagnosed prediabetes in groups stratified by sex. Results: The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and undiagnosed prediabetes was 1.2% and 25.0%, respectively. Obesity (body mass index \u2265 30.0 kg\/m2) was a significant risk factor of undiagnosed diabetes regardless of sex (men, odds ratio (OR): 9.808, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.619\u201359.412; women, OR: 7.719, 95% CI: 1.332\u201344.747). Family history of diabetes was significantly associated with undiagnosed diabetes (OR: 3.407, 95% CI: 1.224\u20139.481) in women only. Increased age, obesity status, and family history of diabetes were significant risk factors for undiagnosed prediabetes. Alcohol consumption was found to be negatively associated with undiagnosed prediabetes in women. Conclusions: Increased attention and implementation of precise strategies for identifying young adults at high risk for undiagnosed diabetes would allow for increased wellbeing as well as reduced healthcare burdens associated with diabetes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16132393","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,5]],"date-time":"2019-07-05T11:44:16Z","timestamp":1562327056000},"page":"2393","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Prevalence and Risk Factors for Undiagnosed Glucose Intolerance Status in Apparently Healthy Young Adults Aged &lt;40 Years: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014\u20132017"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Young Sang","family":"Lyu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sang Yong","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hak Yeon","family":"Bae","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jin Hwa","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"International Diabetes Federation (2013). 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