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Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is recommended for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes. However, in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), sickle cell trait (SCT), α-thalassemia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, HbA1c may underestimate the prevalence of diabetes. There are...

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Autores principales: Kweka, Belinda, Lyimo, Eric, Jeremiah, Kidola, Filteau, Suzanne, Rehman, Andrea M., Friis, Henrik, Manjurano, Alphaxard, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Krogh-Madsen, Rikke, PrayGod, George, Heimburger, Douglas C.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33382828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244782
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author Kweka, Belinda
Lyimo, Eric
Jeremiah, Kidola
Filteau, Suzanne
Rehman, Andrea M.
Friis, Henrik
Manjurano, Alphaxard
Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel
Krogh-Madsen, Rikke
PrayGod, George
Heimburger, Douglas C.
author_facet Kweka, Belinda
Lyimo, Eric
Jeremiah, Kidola
Filteau, Suzanne
Rehman, Andrea M.
Friis, Henrik
Manjurano, Alphaxard
Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel
Krogh-Madsen, Rikke
PrayGod, George
Heimburger, Douglas C.
author_sort Kweka, Belinda
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description INTRODUCTION: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is recommended for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes. However, in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), sickle cell trait (SCT), α-thalassemia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, HbA1c may underestimate the prevalence of diabetes. There are no data on the extent of this problem in sub-Saharan Africa despite having high prevalence of these red blood cell disorders. METHODS: Blood samples from 431 adults in northwestern Tanzania, randomly selected from the prospective cohort study, Chronic Infections, Comorbidities and Diabetes in Africa (CICADA), were analysed for SCT/SCD, α-thalassemia and G6PD deficiency and tested for associations with the combined prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes (PD/DM) by HbA1c, using the HemoCue 501 HbA1c instrument, and by 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 40.5 (SD11.6) years; 61% were females and 71% were HIV-infected. Among 431 participants, 110 (25.5%) had SCT and none had SCD. Heterozygous α-thalassemia (heterozygous α+ AT) was present in 186 (43%) of the participants, while 52 participants (12%) had homozygous α-thalassemia (homozygous α+ AT). Furthermore, 40 (9.3%) participants, all females, had heterozygous G6PD deficiency while 24 (5.6%) males and 4 (0.9%) females had hemizygous and homozygous G6PD deficiency, respectively. In adjusted analysis, participants with SCT were 85% less likely to be diagnosed with PD/DM by HbA1c compared to those without SCT (OR = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.08, 0.26, P < 0.001). When using OGTT, in adjusted analysis, SCT was not associated with diagnosis of PD/DM while participants with homozygous α(+) AT and hemizygous G6PD deficiency were more likely to be diagnosed with PD/DM. CONCLUSIONS: HbA1c underestimates the prevalence of PD/DM among Tanzanian adults with SCT. Further research using other HbA1c instruments is needed to optimize HbA1c use among populations with high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies or G6PD deficiency.
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spelling pubmed-77750522021-01-11 Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study Kweka, Belinda Lyimo, Eric Jeremiah, Kidola Filteau, Suzanne Rehman, Andrea M. Friis, Henrik Manjurano, Alphaxard Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel Krogh-Madsen, Rikke PrayGod, George Heimburger, Douglas C. PLoS One Research Article INTRODUCTION: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is recommended for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes. However, in people with sickle cell disease (SCD), sickle cell trait (SCT), α-thalassemia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, HbA1c may underestimate the prevalence of diabetes. There are no data on the extent of this problem in sub-Saharan Africa despite having high prevalence of these red blood cell disorders. METHODS: Blood samples from 431 adults in northwestern Tanzania, randomly selected from the prospective cohort study, Chronic Infections, Comorbidities and Diabetes in Africa (CICADA), were analysed for SCT/SCD, α-thalassemia and G6PD deficiency and tested for associations with the combined prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes (PD/DM) by HbA1c, using the HemoCue 501 HbA1c instrument, and by 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 40.5 (SD11.6) years; 61% were females and 71% were HIV-infected. Among 431 participants, 110 (25.5%) had SCT and none had SCD. Heterozygous α-thalassemia (heterozygous α+ AT) was present in 186 (43%) of the participants, while 52 participants (12%) had homozygous α-thalassemia (homozygous α+ AT). Furthermore, 40 (9.3%) participants, all females, had heterozygous G6PD deficiency while 24 (5.6%) males and 4 (0.9%) females had hemizygous and homozygous G6PD deficiency, respectively. In adjusted analysis, participants with SCT were 85% less likely to be diagnosed with PD/DM by HbA1c compared to those without SCT (OR = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.08, 0.26, P < 0.001). When using OGTT, in adjusted analysis, SCT was not associated with diagnosis of PD/DM while participants with homozygous α(+) AT and hemizygous G6PD deficiency were more likely to be diagnosed with PD/DM. CONCLUSIONS: HbA1c underestimates the prevalence of PD/DM among Tanzanian adults with SCT. Further research using other HbA1c instruments is needed to optimize HbA1c use among populations with high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies or G6PD deficiency. Public Library of Science 2020-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7775052/ /pubmed/33382828 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244782 Text en https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) public domain dedication.
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Kweka, Belinda
Lyimo, Eric
Jeremiah, Kidola
Filteau, Suzanne
Rehman, Andrea M.
Friis, Henrik
Manjurano, Alphaxard
Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel
Krogh-Madsen, Rikke
PrayGod, George
Heimburger, Douglas C.
Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study
title Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study
title_full Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study
title_short Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional study
title_sort influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by hba1c among tanzanian adults with and without hiv: a cross-sectional study
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33382828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244782
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