Achieved levels of HbA1c and likelihood of hospital admission in people with type 1 diabetes in the Scottish population: a study from the Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

People with type 1 diabetes have increased risk of hospital admission compared with those without diabetes. We hypothesized that HbA(1c) would be an important indicator of risk of hospital admission.

Research design and methods

The Scottish Care Information-Diabetes Collaboration, a dynamic national register of diagnosed cases of diabetes in Scotland, was linked to national data on admissions. We identified 24,750 people with type 1 diabetes during January 2005 to December 2007. We assessed the relationship between deciles of mean HbA(1c) and hospital admissions in people with type 1 diabetes adjusting for patient characteristics.

Results

There were 3,229 hospital admissions. Of the admissions, 8.1% of people had mean HbA(1c) <7.0% (53 mmol/mol) and 16.3% ha

SUBMITTER: Govan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3161268 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature