High-Normal HbA1c Is a Strong Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes in the General Population

Sysop · February 10th, 2011, 10:57 AM

OBJECTIVEGlycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) recently has been recommended for the diagnosis of diabetes by the American Diabetes Association, but its value in the prediction of type 2 diabetes is poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated how high-normal HbA1c levels predict type 2 diabetes.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe measured HbA1c in 919 Caucasian subjects, aged 40–79 years, and recorded new cases of type 2 diabetes in the following 15 years. Diabetes was diagnosed with HbA1c.
RESULTS
Subjects were stratified according to baseline HbA1c (

February 10th, 2011, 10:57 AM	#1
Sysop Administrator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 83	High-Normal HbA1c Is a Strong Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes in the General Population OBJECTIVEGlycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) recently has been recommended for the diagnosis of diabetes by the American Diabetes Association, but its value in the prediction of type 2 diabetes is poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated how high-normal HbA1c levels predict type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe measured HbA1c in 919 Caucasian subjects, aged 40–79 years, and recorded new cases of type 2 diabetes in the following 15 years. Diabetes was diagnosed with HbA1c. RESULTS Subjects were stratified according to baseline HbA1c (