HbA1c may not be a sensitive determinant of diabetic status in the elderly

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Tay, Tunn Lin ^a   Foo, Joo Pin ^a   Tan, Eberta ^a   Chen, Richard ^a   Khoo, Joan ^a   Soh, Shui Boon ^a   Au, Vanessa ^a   Cho, Li Wei ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age; Diabetes mellitus; Diagnostic tool; HbA1c

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955865800     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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