Concordance between fasting plasma glucose and HbA_1c in the diagnosis of diabetes in black South African adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated concordance between haemoglobin A1c (HbA₁c)-defined diabetes and fasting plasma glucose (FPG)-defined diabetes in a black South African population with a high prevalence of obesity.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Rural South African population-based cohort.

Participants

765 black individuals aged 40-70 years and with no history of diabetes.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome measure was concordance between HbA_1c-defined diabetes and FPG-defined diabetes. Secondary outcome measures were differences in anthropometric characteristics, fat distribution and insulin resistance (measured using Homoeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)) between those with concorda

SUBMITTER: Wade AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature