Utility and Limitations of Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis as Compared with Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Diagnosis of Diabetes
Sehrawat T, Jindal A, Kohli P, Thour A, Kaur J, Sachdev A, Gupta Y. Utility and Limitations of Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis as Compared with Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Diagnosis of Diabetes. Diabetes Therapy 2018, 9: 243-251. PMID: 29305791, PMCID: PMC5801248, DOI: 10.1007/s13300-017-0362-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral glucose tolerance testDiagnosis of diabetesSeverity of cirrhosisGlucose tolerance testWorld Health OrganizationLiver cirrhosisSevere anemiaTolerance testStandard oral glucose tolerance testCTP class AGold-standard oral glucose tolerance testPrevalence of diabetesEffect of anemiaSeverity of anemiaNegative predictive valuePugh scoreChild-TurcotteOGTT resultsPatient departmentHospitalized patientsOGTT criteriaWHO criteriaResultsA totalGlycated hemoglobinCirrhosis