Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Recently, the American Diabetes Association has proposed glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a diagnostic criteria for diabetes (HbA1c≥6.5%) and prediabetes (5.7%≤HbA1c≤6.4%).Aims: To compare HbA1c with fasting glucose and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) as diagnostic criteria for diabetes and prediabetes, in obese patients; to calculate its sensitivity and specificity when compared with standard diagnostic criteria.<p c...