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The association between anthropometric measures and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is different in Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants compared with the general population in Finland: a cross-sectional population-based study.

Natalia SkogbergTiina LaatikainenEero LiljaAnnamari LundqvistTommi HärkänenPäivikki Koponen
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
A low degree of association between anthropometric measures and HbA1c was observed among persons of Kurdish origin. Findings of this study suggest caution is warranted when using HbA1c as a screening tool for glucose impairment among persons without diabetes in populations of diverse origin.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • blood glucose
  • glycemic control
  • metabolic syndrome
  • blood pressure
  • genetic diversity