Hemoglobin A1c assay variations and implications for diabetes screening in obese youth

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 557-563

  Chan, Christine L ^a   Mcfann, Kim ^b   Newnes, Lindsey ^a   Nadeau, Kristen J ^a   Zeitler, Philip S ^a   Kelsey, Megan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin a1c; Obesity; Prediabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDIABETIC STATE; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREDIABETIC STATE;

EID: 84920272924     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12132     Document Type: Article

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