Validation of an algorithm combining haemoglobin A 1c and fasting plasma glucose for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in UK and Australian populations: Original Article: Metabolism

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Manley, S E ^a,b,c   Sikaris, K A ^d   Lu, Z X ^d   Nightingale, P G ^e   Stratton, I M ^f   Round, R A ^b   Baskar, V ^a   Gough, S C L ^a,c   Smith, J M ^b,c  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d MELBOURNE PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^e WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus; Fasting plasma glucose; Glycated haemoglobin; Oral glucose tolerance test; Screening

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDIABETIC STATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60049098404     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02652.x     Document Type: Article

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