Improving Detection of Prediabetes in Children and Adults: Using Combinations of Blood Glucose Tests

Frontiers in Public Health

Ike S. Okosun¹ 

关键词: glycated hemoglobin;    glycemia;    blood glucose tests;    prediabetes;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2015.00260

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

HighlightsThe combined use of fasting plasma glucose and hemoglobin A1c test is associated with significantly higher diagnostic rates of prediabetes across age, race/ethnicity, and BMI than using only one test.Combined use of fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and oral glucose tolerance test do not improve the overall and gender-specific prediabetes prevalence beyond what is observed using a combination fasting plasma glucose and hemoglobin A1c test.A redefined hemoglobin A1c test that incorporates racial/ethnic, gender, age, and BMI differences may provide a better way to use hemoglobin A1c test in population-based and clinical settings.AimTo determine combinations of blood glucose tests: oral glucose tolerance (OGT), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) that are associated with highest diagnostic rates of prediabetes in non-diabetic American children and adults.

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