Hemoglobin A₁c as a Diagnostic Tool for Diabetes Screening and New-Onset Diabetes Prediction: A 6-year community-based prospective study

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 944 - 949
• Main Authors: Choi, Sung Hee, Kim, Tae Hyuk, Lim, Soo, Park, Kyong Soo, Jang, Hak C, Cho, Nam H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; cohort studies; diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; glucose tolerance; Glucose Tolerance Test; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; hemoglobin; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; men; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Original Research; prediction; Prospective Studies; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; risk; screening; women; Endocrinopathy; Human; Nutrition; Diabetes mellitus; Prediction; Metabolic diseases; Early stage; Medical screening; Prospective; Hemoglobin A1c; Diagnosis; Predictive factor; Community; Endocrinology; Public health; Tool

OBJECTIVE: Various cutoff levels of hemoglobin A₁c (A1C) have been suggested to screen for diabetes, although more consensus about the best level, especially for different ethnicities, is required. We evaluated the usefulness of A1C levels when screening for undiagnosed diabetes and as a predictor o...