281 – Are the normal glucose tolerance individuals totally outside of the diabetes spectrum? – A.F. Pina, R.S. Patarrão, R.T. Ribeiro, C. Penha-Gonçalves, J.F. Raposo, R.M. De Oliveira, L. Gardete-Correia, R. Duarte, J.M. Boavida, R. Andrade, I. Correia, J.L. Medina, R. Henriques, M. Macedo, Portugal

282 – A simple clinical risk score in detecting diabetes in the Chinese populations: insights from two population-based Chinese cohorts – Y.C. Woo, B. Gao, C.H. Lee, C.H. Fong, J. Ming, S. Lin, T.H. Lam, E. Janus, Q. Ji, K.S. Lam, Hong Kong, China, Australia

283 – The predictive role of endothelial progenitor cells and asymmetric dimethylarginine in the onset of type 2 diabetes: a 10-year prospective study – A. Angelidi, A. Papazafiropoulou, A. Gritzapis, T. Sergentanis, E.-M. Tzouganatou, S. Papantoniou, E. Efstratiadi, S. Matsagos, Spyropoulou, J. Protopsaltis, E. Boutati, G. Dimitriadis, A. Melidonis, Greece

284 – Mathematical modelling of glucose tolerance tests describing glucose, insulin and C-peptide levels in different cohorts: an IMI DIRECT study – C. Dings, N. Scherer, V. Nock, A.M. Hennige, E.R. Pearson, P.W. Franks, T. Lehr, for the IMI DIRECT consortium, Germany, UK, Sweden

285 – Performance of existing risk assessment models for prevalente or undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in a multi-ethnic population – M. Obura, I.G. Van Valkengoed, L. ‘t Hart, S.P. Rauh, R.J. Peters, F. Rutters, M.B. Snijder, J.W. Beulens, Netherlands

286 – Triglycerides, triglyceride-rich lipoprotein subfractions and genetic predisposition for type 2 diabetes in the Women Genome’s Health Study (WGHS) – S. Ahmad, S. Mora, P.M. Ridker, F.B. Hu, D.I. Chasman, USA

287 – A prospective study on fasting glucagon prior to OGTT and mixed meal and 7-year change of fasting glucose: the Hoorn Meal Study – A.D. Koopman, F. Rutters, M. Alssema, A. Van der Heijden, P. Elders, J. Beulens, J. Dekker, Netherlands

288 – Plasma acylcarnitines and risk of type 2 diabetes in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk – M. Guasch-Ferré, M. Ruiz-Canela, J. Li, M. Bullo, D. Wang, E. Toledo, C. Clish, D. Corella, R. Estruch, E. Ros, M. Fitó, L. Liang, M.A. Martinez-Gonzalez, F.B. Hu, J. Salas-Salvado, Spain, USA