Discordance between HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose criteria for diabetes screening is associated with obesity and old age in Korean individuals

Kim, Jin-hwa; Shin, Ji Hye; Lee, Hae Jung; Kim, Sang-yong; Bae, Hak Yeon

Discordance between HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose criteria for diabetes screening is associated with obesity and old age in Korean individuals

2011

Kim, Jin-hwa | Shin, Ji Hye | Lee, Hae Jung | Kim, Sang-yong | Bae, Hak Yeon

We evaluated the agreement between HbA1c- and FPG-based criteria for screening of diabetes in an asymptomatic Korean population and identified independent factors associated with discordance. The discordance between the two diabetic criteria was significantly associated with obesity and older age.

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