HbA1c Cutoff Point of 5.9% Better Identifies High Risk of Progression to Diabetes among Chinese Adults: Results from a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Kai LiangChuan WangFei YanLingshu WangTianyi HeXiuping ZhangChengqiao LiWeifang YangZeqiang MaAixia Ma Xinguo Hou Li Chen

Published in: Journal of diabetes research (2018)

The use of HbA1c values ≥ 5.9% may provide greater accuracy in evaluating the risk of progression to diabetes and identify individuals with prediabetes with greater reliability among Chinese adults.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
genome wide
metabolic syndrome
dna methylation
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle