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ea0028p217 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2012

Haemoglobin A1c in diagnosis of impaired glucose regulation in polycystic ovary syndrome

Aye Myint M , Kahal H. , Hooson F. , Sathyapalan T. , Atkin S. , Kilpatrick E.

Introduction: Impaired glucose regulation (IGR) is usually defined as impaired fasting glucose (IFG, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is between 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/L) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT, 2 hour postprandial glucose (PPG) is 7.8 to 11 mmol/L). More recently, a haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 42 but <47 mmol/mol has been suggested to indicate an increased diabetes risk. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are strongly associated with insulin resistance a...