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ea0035p384 | Diabetes (epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2014

Translating the A1C assay into estimated average fasting glucose values: Data from the 2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V

Kang Jun Goo , Ohn Jung Hun , Park Ju Ri , Yu Sung Hoon , Ryu Ohk Hyun , Kim Chul Sik , Lee Seong Jin , Hong Eun Gyoung , Kim Doo-Man , Yoo Jae Myung , Ihm Sung Hee , Choi Moon Gi , Yoo Hyung Joon

Aim: An international expert committee, after considering data on association of HbA1c and retinopathy, recommended that diabetes be diagnosed when HbA1c is more than 48 mmol/mol (>6.5%), provided this assay is done in a standardized laboratory. However, the performance of HbA1c in detecting diabetes in the Korean population remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of HbA1c in diagnosing diabetes and to identify the optimal threshold in the...

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