Shifting from glucose diagnostic criteria to the new HbA 1c criteria would have a profound impact on prevalence of diabetes among a high-risk Spanish population

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1234-1237

  Costa, B ^a   Barrio, F ^a   Cabre J J ^a   Pinol J L ^a   Cos, F X ^a   Sole C ^a   Bolibar, B ^a   Castell, C ^b   Lindstrom J ^c   Barengo, N ^d   Tuomilehto, J ^e  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diabetes diagnosis; HbA 1c; Impaired fasting glucose; Impaired glucose tolerance; Pre diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDIABETIC STATE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 80052996577     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03304.x     Document Type: Article

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