Anthropometry did not approach adequate predictive accuracies for detecting elevated fasting plasma glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels among Chinese children aged 7-9 years.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Elevated concentrations of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are well-established independent risk factors for progression to diabetes, cardiovascular comorbidities and mortality. Most previous studies on the relationships of anthropometric measures with hyperglycemia were carried out among adults and adolescents, but few data are available for the performance predication of the predictors for diagnosing elevated FPG or HbA1c among young children.

Materials and methods

Involving 5,556 students of aged 7-9 years, a school-based cross-sectional survey was carried out between March and June 2019 in Shenzhen, China. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was utilized.

Results

The median was 4.6 (interquartile range [IQR] 4.

SUBMITTER: You YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8089013 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature