Precise glucose measurement in sodium fluoride-citrate plasma affects estimates of prevalence in diabetes and prediabetes.

Geronimo HeilmannSandra TrenkampClara MöserMaria BombrichMartin SchönIryna YurchenkoKlaus StrassburgerMarcos Matabuena RodríguezOana-Patricia ZahariaVolker BurkartRobert WagnerMichael Roden

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2023)

The recommended conversion factor is not valid for NaF-citrate plasma. Systematic bias of glucose measurements due to sampling type leads to clinically relevant higher estimates of diabetes and prediabetes prevalence.

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