Distribution of glycated haemoglobin and its determinants in Indian young adults
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Feb 06, 2020
Nagarathna R, Kaur N, Anand A, et al. - In the present study, the researchers sought to comprehend the distribution of A1c in four different age groups in young adults and its relation to other co-variants through obtaining the countrywide data in 2017 in people with high risk analyzed by Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) and self-declared diabetics have been identified after screening a sample of 240,968 people from rural and urban population spanning 65 districts of 29 states/ UTs of the Indian subcontinent. This investigation presents the analysis of the A1c values of 2,862 young adults (< 35 years). According to findings, age, BMI and parental history in the high-risk population screened by IDRS were found to be related to A1c levels. The proportion of diabetics and prediabetics also increased with a positive age association with A1c levels as a result of increasing age.
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