Usefulness of glycated albumin level as a glycemic index complementing glycosylated hemoglobin in diabetic children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Glycated albumin (GA) is a glycemic marker reflecting the average serum glucose of the previous 2 weeks. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of GA as a glycemic index to complement glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in children and adolescents.

Methods

Fifty-four children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus (DM) and 97 children and adolescents without DM (NDM) were enrolled. The correlation between mean blood glucose (MG) and GA compared to HbA1c was investigated in the DM group. The correlation between fasting glucose (FG) and GA compared to HbA1c was investigated in the NDM group. Factors affecting GA, HbA1c, and GA/HbA1c were analyzed.

Results

In the DM group, positive correlations were observed between MG and GA (P=0.003), between MG and HbA1c (P=0

SUBMITTER: Choi YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765020 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature