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HbA(1c) for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Is there an optimal cut point to assess high risk of diabetes complications, and how well does the 6.5% cutoff perform?

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) has recently been recommended for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by leading diabetes organizations and by the World Health Organization. The most important reason to define T2DM is to identify subjects with high risk of diabetes complications who may b...

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Autores principales: Kowall, Bernd, Rathmann, Wolfgang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348061
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S39093