Diagnosis of Diabetes using Hemoglobin A1c: Should Recommendations in Adults Be Extrapolated to Adolescents?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
4166563	The Journal of Pediatrics	2011	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Use of HbA1c for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in adolescents may be premature, until information from more definitive studies is available.

Keywords

ROC NHANES OGTT FPG HbA1c 2-hour plasma glucose AUC Oral glucose tolerance test American Diabetes Association Fasting plasma glucose area under the curve National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys Hemoglobin A1c ADA receiver operator characteristic

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Diagnosis of Diabetes using Hemoglobin A1c: Should Recommendations in Adults Be Extrapolated to Adolescents?

Authors

Joyce M. MD, MPH, En-Ling BA, Beth MD, MS, William H. MD, MPH, Esther MD, MPH,