Haemoglobin A1c is superior to fasting glucose in predicting the incidence of diabetes over 8 years among Chinese

Lawrence S C Law; Annette W K Tso; Sidney Tam; Nelson M S Wat; Bernard M Y Cheung; Karen S L Lam

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.014

Haemoglobin A1c is superior to fasting glucose in predicting the incidence of diabetes over 8 years among Chinese

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Feb;91(2):e53-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.014. Epub 2010 Dec 23.

Authors

Lawrence S C Law¹, Annette W K Tso, Sidney Tam, Nelson M S Wat, Bernard M Y Cheung, Karen S L Lam

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

PMID: 21185103
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.014

Abstract

Baseline haemoglobin A1c had a higher standardized hazard ratio, and more optimal sensitivity and specificity than fasting glucose in predicting the 8-year incidence of diabetes among 530 non-diabetic Chinese from the population-based Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study.

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Glucose / metabolism*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
Fasting / blood*
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism*
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin A