TY - JOUR AU - Fukuma, Shingo AB - J Gastroenterol (2018) 53:891–892 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-018-1475-x LETTE R T O T HE EDI T OR Response to the letter by Dr. Tomoyuki Kawada regarding our manuscript: Independent association between prediabetes and future pancreatic fat accumulation: a 5-year Japanese cohort study 1 2 1 3 • • • • Hajime Yamazaki Shinichi Tauchi Miho Kimachi Mitsuru Dohke 3 4 5 1 • • • • Nagisa Hanawa Yoshihisa Kodama Akio Katanuma Yosuke Yamamoto 1 6 Shunichi Fukuhara Shingo Fukuma Published online: 12 May 2018 Japanese Society of Gastroenterology 2018 We thank Dr. Tomoyuki Kawada for his comments on our the prediabetes criteria [1]. As our study aimed to examine article ‘‘Independent Association between prediabetes and the effect of glucose dysmetabolism on future pancreatic future pancreatic fat accumulation: a 5-year Japanese fat accumulation, we conducted a sensitivity analysis using cohort study’’. His comments were insightful, and we impaired fasting glucose (IFG), instead of prediabetes, and appreciate the opportunity to address his concerns. confirmed that there was a robust association between First, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was not glucose dysmetabolism at baseline and future pancreatic fat conducted to evaluate impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in accumulation. Further studies including OGTT are war- TI - Response to the letter by Dr. Tomoyuki Kawada regarding our manuscript: Independent association between prediabetes and future pancreatic fat accumulation: a 5-year Japanese cohort study JF - Journal of Gastroenterology DO - 10.1007/s00535-018-1475-x DA - 2018-05-12 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/response-to-the-letter-by-dr-tomoyuki-kawada-regarding-our-manuscript-jKuUwZtCwC SP - 891 EP - 892 VL - 53 IS - 7 DP - DeepDyve ER -