Age of diabetes diagnosis and diabetes duration associate with glycated haemoglobin

A Hsieh; P X Ong; L Molyneaux; M J McGill; M Constantino; T Wu; J Wong; D K Yue; S M Twigg

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.02.004

Age of diabetes diagnosis and diabetes duration associate with glycated haemoglobin

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Apr;104(1):e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Feb 10.

Authors

A Hsieh¹, P X Ong², L Molyneaux², M J McGill¹, M Constantino¹, T Wu², J Wong¹, D K Yue¹, S M Twigg³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
³ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24582460
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.02.004

Abstract

An earlier age of diagnosis (r=-0.28, p<0.0001) and longer duration of type 2 diabetes (r=0.26, p<0.0001) were each found to correlate with higher HbA1c level, on analysis of a diabetes centre database in people under regular shared care. When combined, these biological variables strongly associate with the current HbA1c level.

Keywords: Age of diabetes diagnosis; Biological variable; Glycaemic control; HbA1c; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus / blood
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis*
Early Diagnosis*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin A
hemoglobin A1c protein, human