Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0051p085 | Diabetes | BSPED2017

Differences in HbA1c among different ethnicities

Cocca Alessandra , Holloway Edward , Buchanan Charles , Hulse Tony

Introduction: Several studies have described ethnic differences in HbA1c. Non-Caucasian patients have been found to have a higher HbA1c than the Caucasian ones. These differences have often been attributed to disparities in access to medical care or quality of the care. However differences in HbA1C in ethnic minorities could also relate to biological factors so we looked at mean levels of glycaemia. The aim of our study was to observe if there is a similar correlation between ...

ea0026p32 | Adrenal cortex | ECE2011

Mission study: an international observational study on the mortality in Cushing’s syndrome

Pivonello R , Melnichenko G , Zacharieva S , Gu F , Oscar B , Shah N S , Gaillard R , Colao A

Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare but severe disease associated with an increased mortality especially due to cardiovascular diseases, and associated with various systemic complications, including hypertension, glucose intolerance or diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and coagulopathy. Few studies have systematically evaluated the mortality of CS in a large and worldwide population of CS. The MISSION study is a retrospective study aimed at assessing the mortality in a large ...

ea0075d02 | Diabetes | EYES2021

Impact of ethnicity on presentation, management and outcome of diabetic ketoacidosis in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Nash Katrina , Rengarajan Lakshmi , Ooi Emma , Melson Eka , Thomas Lucretia , Johnson Agnes , Zhou Dengyi , Wallett Lucy , Ghosh Sandip , Narendran Parth , Kempegowda Punith

Objectives: Limited evidence exists studying the impact of ethnicity on diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). We aimed to study the impact of ethnicity on presentation, management and outcome of DKA in type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes.Methods: All DKA episodes from April 2014 to September 2020 in a UK tertiary care centre were identified. Data were collected on diabetes type, demographics, biochemical and clinical features on admission, and DKA management...