HIV infection and anaemia do not affect HbA1c for the detection of diabetes in black South Africans: Evidence from the Durban Diabetes Study.

Thomas R HirdUttara PartapPravi MoodleyFraser J PirieTonya M EsterhuizenBrian O'LearyMark I McCarthyElizabeth H YoungManjinder S SandhuAyesha A Motala

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2021)

Our results suggest that anaemia and HIV status appear unlikely to materially affect the utility of HbA1c for diabetes detection and diagnosis in this population. Further studies are needed to examine these associations in sub-Saharan African populations.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
loop mediated isothermal amplification
south africa
human immunodeficiency virus
label free
hepatitis c virus
real time pcr
hiv testing
iron deficiency
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance