Normal Hemoglobin A1c Variability in Early Adolescence: Adult Criteria for Prediabetes Should Be Applied with Caution

American Diabetes Association adult criteria are used to screen youth for diabetes, but little is known about normal glycemia in youth. In the HEALTHY Study (total n = 8814), hemoglobin A1c was ≥5.7% in 2% of normal weight youth. This suggests need for cautious interpretation of prediabetes hemoglobin A1s in youth.

Primary Author

Kelsey,Megan M.

Zeitler,Philip S.

Drews,Kimberly

Chan,Christine L.

Volume

216

Start Page

232

Other Pages

235

Publisher

Elsevier Inc

URL

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.031

PMID

31405525

Reference Type

Journal Article

Periodical Full

The Journal of pediatrics

Publication Year

2020

Publication Date

Jan

Place of Publication

United States

ISSN/ISBN

0022-3476

Document Object Index

10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.031