Hemoglobin A1c values are affected by hemoglobin level and gender in non‐anemic Koreans |
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Authors: | Sang‐Man Jin Se Won Kim Kyu Yeon Hur Jae Hyeon Kim Yong‐Ki Min Myung‐Shik Lee Moon Kyu Lee Won Seon Jeon Won Young Lee Kwang‐Won Kim |
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Affiliation: | 1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, , Seoul, Korea;2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, , Seoul, Korea;3. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine, , Incheon, Korea |
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Abstract: | Aims/IntroductionTo evaluate whether hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels are affected by hemoglobin level and gender.Materials and MethodsA cross‐sectional analysis was carried out in a sample of 87,284 non‐diabetic Koreans without anemia who participated in comprehensive health check‐ups between January and December 2009 at the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Total Healthcare Center in Seoul, Korea. We categorized men and women separately according to fasting plasma glucose and hemoglobin level to carry out the analysis.ResultsHbA1c increased steadily with increasing fasting plasma glucose level. Both men and women with lower hemoglobin had significantly higher HbA1c at a given fasting glucose level, and this result was consistent across the fasting glucose quintiles within the non‐diabetic range. Women had a lower mean hemoglobin value compared with men, and women had higher HbA1c levels at a given fasting glucose level consistently across the fasting glucose deciles. There was also a gender‐specific association between age and HbA1c (P < 0.001 for interaction).ConclusionsHbA1c values were affected by hemoglobin level and gender in non‐anemic Koreans. Thus, hemoglobin level and gender should be considered in the diagnosis of diabetes using HbA1c. |
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Keywords: | Gender Hemoglobin Hemoglobin A1c |
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