Utility of Hemoglobin A1c for Diagnosing Prediabetes and Diabetes in Obese Children and Adolescents
Nowicka P, Santoro N, Liu H, Lartaud D, Shaw MM, Goldberg R, Guandalini C, Savoye M, Rose P, Caprio S. Utility of Hemoglobin A1c for Diagnosing Prediabetes and Diabetes in Obese Children and Adolescents. Diabetes Care 2011, 34: 1306-1311. PMID: 21515842, PMCID: PMC3114343, DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testType 2 diabetesObese childrenDiabetes categoriesUse of A1CUtility of hemoglobinPrevalence of prediabetesNormal glucose toleranceAmerican Diabetes AssociationGlucose tolerance testDiagnosis of diabetesDiagnostic toolPoor diagnostic toolA1C categoryBaseline A1CMicrovascular complicationsGlucose toleranceDiabetes AssociationPediatric populationTolerance testMultiethnic cohortA1c measurementA1CDiabetesPrediabetes