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The three primary criteria for testing for diabetes in asymptomatic adult individuals (Table 4) are summarized on two slides; this slide (Slide 1 of 2) includes: Testing should be considered in all adults who are overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) and have additional risk factors1 Testing should be considered in adults of any age with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and one or more of the known risk factors for diabetes listed on this slide1 There is compelling evidence that lower BMI cut-points suggest diabetes risk in some racial and ethnic groups1 In a large multiethnic cohort study, for an equivalent incidence rate of diabetes conferred by a BMI of 30 kg/m2 in whites, the BMI cutoff value was 24 kg/m2 in South Asians, 25 mg/m2 in Chinese persons, and 26 kg/m2 in African Americans214References American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care 2013;36(suppl 1):S14; Table 4. Chiu M, Austin PC, Manuel DG, Shah BR, Tu JV. Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk. Diabetes Care 2011;34:1741-1748.