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HbA1c of 6.5% to Diagnose Diabetes Mellitus — Does It Work for Us? — The Bellville South Africa Study

BACKGROUND: HbA1c has been the gold standard for glycaemic control follow-up for decades. In 2009, a level of 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) was proposed as diagnostic for diabetes. We test this cut-off in our community. METHODS: Participants (946) from a community-based study were screened for diabetes using e...

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Autores principales: Zemlin, Annalise E., Matsha, Tandi E., Hassan, Mogamat S., Erasmus, Rajiv T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21857932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022558