Inverse Associations between Measures of Adiposity and Glycated Albumin in US Adults, NHANES 1999-2004.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glycated albumin (GA) is a short-term measure of glycemic control. Several studies have demonstrated an inverse association between body mass index (BMI) and GA, which may affect its performance as a biomarker of hyperglycemia. We investigated cross-sectional associations between GA and multiple measures of adiposity, and compared its performance as a glycemic biomarker by obesity status, in a nationally representative sample of US adults.

Methods

We measured GA in adults from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Separately in adults with and without diabetes, we assessed associations of GA with adiposity measures (BMI, waist circumference, trunk fat, total body fat, and fat mass index) in sex-stratified multivariable regression models.

SUBMITTER: Sullivan VK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10330585 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature