The Cutoff Value of HbA1c in Predicting Diabetes in Korean Adults in a University Hospital in Seoul.

Ji Cheol Bae; Eun Jung Rhee; Eun Suk Choi; Ji Hoon Kim; Won Jun Kim; Seung Hyun Yoo; Se Eun Park; Cheol Young Park; Won Young Lee; Ki Won Oh; Sung Woo Park; Sun Woo Kim

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Original Article The Cutoff Value of HbA1c in Predicting Diabetes in Korean Adults in a University Hospital in Seoul.: Ji Cheol Bae, Eun Jung Rhee, Eun Suk Choi, Ji Hoon Kim, Won Jun Kim, Seung Hyun Yoo, Se Eun Park, Cheol Young Park, Won Young Lee, Ki Won Oh, Sung Woo Park, Sun Woo Kim; Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2009;33(6):503-510
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/kdj.2009.33.6.503
Published online: December 1, 2009

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Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hongsiri@hanmail.net

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BACKGROUND
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels represent a 2~3 month average of blood glucose concentration. The use of HbA1c as a diagnostic tool for diabetes is gaining interest. Therefore, we determined the cutoff point of HbA1c for predicting abnormal glucose tolerance status in non-diabetic Korean subjects. METHODS: We analyzed the data from 1,482 subjects without diabetes mellitus in whom a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed due to suspected abnormal glucose tolerance. We obtained an HbA1c cutoff point for predicting diabetes using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS: A cut-off point of 5.95% HbA1c yielded sensitivity of 60.8% and specificity of 85.6%, respectively, for predicting diabetes. There was a difference in HbA1c cut-off value between men and women, 5.85% and 6.05%, respectively. CONCLUSION: To use the cut-off point of 5.95% HbA1c for predicting undiagnosed diabetes in Koreans may be reliable. However, studies of different ethnic groups have reported disparate HbA1c cut-off points. Thus, ethnicity, age, gender, and population prevalence of diabetes are important factors to consider in using elevated HbA1c value as a tool to diagnose diabetes.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus;Diagnosis;Glycated hemoglobin A1c

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The Cutoff Value of HbA1c in Predicting Diabetes in Korean Adults in a University Hospital in Seoul.

Korean Diabetes J. 2009;33(6):503-510. Published online December 1, 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/kdj.2009.33.6.503

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Bae JC, Rhee EJ, Choi ES, Kim JH, Kim WJ, Yoo SH, Park SE, Park CY, Lee WY, Oh KW, Park SW, Kim SW. The Cutoff Value of HbA1c in Predicting Diabetes in Korean Adults in a University Hospital in Seoul.. Diabetes Metab J. 2009;33(6):503-510.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/kdj.2009.33.6.503.

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