AIM : To study relationship between hemoglobin A1c level and cardiometabolic risk factors. METHODS : A cross sectional study in Sohag Governorate and involved 200 patients who were already diagnosed or newly diagnosed to be diabetic. Patients subdivided into 3 groups according to HbA1c level as following: Group 1: HbA1c below 7,Group 2: HbA1c 7 to less than 9, Group ... Read more

INTRODUCTION: A change of the diagnostic tool for type 2 diabetes from an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has been suggested. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of abnormal glucose metabolism (diabetes and pre-diabetes) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and whether ethnicity modified the sensitivity and specificity of HbA1c. MATERIALS ... Read more