Implications of iron deficiency/anemia on the classification of diabetes using HbA1c.

S M AttardA H HerringH WangA-G HowardA L ThompsonL S AdairE J Mayer-DavisPenny Gordon-Larsen

Published in: Nutrition & diabetes (2015)

These findings suggest potential misclassification of diabetes using HbA1c in areas of endemic ID/anemia. Estimating diabetes prevalence using HbA1c may result in under-diagnosis in women with ID and over-diagnosis in men with anemia.

Keyphrases

iron deficiency
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
risk assessment