Interpretation of HbA1c in primary care and potential influence of anaemia and chronic kidney disease: an analysis from the Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database
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Interpretation of HbA1c in primary care and potential influence of anaemia and chronic kidney disease : an analysis from the Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database. / Borg, R; Persson, F; Siersma, V; Lind, B; de Fine Olivarius, N; Andersen, C L.
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T1 - Interpretation of HbA1c in primary care and potential influence of anaemia and chronic kidney disease
T2 - an analysis from the Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database
AU - Borg, R
AU - Persson, F
AU - Siersma, V
AU - Lind, B
AU - de Fine Olivarius, N
AU - Andersen, C L
N1 - © 2018 Diabetes UK.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - AIMS: To investigate, in a large population in primary care, the relationship between fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c measurements, as well as the clinical implications of anaemia or chronic kidney disease for the interpretation of HbA1c values.METHODS: From a primary care resource, we examined HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose as well as haemoglobin and estimated GFR. We stratified observations by chronic kidney disease stage and anaemia level. The estimation of the mean fasting plasma glucose level from HbA1c alone, and from HbA1c , haemoglobin and estimated GFR, respectively, was evaluated.RESULTS: In 198 346 individuals, the fasting plasma glucose-HbA1c relationship mimicked the regression described in the A1c-Derived Average Glucose (ADAG) study, which was based on average capillary and interstitial glucose. The fasting plasma glucose-HbA1c relationship was unaffected in mild to moderate chronic kidney disease and in mild to moderate anaemia. The correlation changed only in severe hyperglycaemia and concurrent severe anaemia or when estimated GFR was <45 ml/min/1.73m², so that glucose concentration was underestimated by HbA1c in anaemia and overestimated in chronic kidney disease. The prevalence of estimated GFR <30 ml/min/1.73m² was 0.82%, while the prevalence of haemoglobin <81 g/l (5.0 mmol/l) was 0.11%.CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c mimics that of the people with diabetes included in the ADAG study. Mild to moderate anaemia and CKD do not have a significant impact on the interpretation of HbA1c as a marker of retrograde glycaemia. Hence, it seems justified to use HbA1c without adjustment in primary care.
AB - AIMS: To investigate, in a large population in primary care, the relationship between fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c measurements, as well as the clinical implications of anaemia or chronic kidney disease for the interpretation of HbA1c values.METHODS: From a primary care resource, we examined HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose as well as haemoglobin and estimated GFR. We stratified observations by chronic kidney disease stage and anaemia level. The estimation of the mean fasting plasma glucose level from HbA1c alone, and from HbA1c , haemoglobin and estimated GFR, respectively, was evaluated.RESULTS: In 198 346 individuals, the fasting plasma glucose-HbA1c relationship mimicked the regression described in the A1c-Derived Average Glucose (ADAG) study, which was based on average capillary and interstitial glucose. The fasting plasma glucose-HbA1c relationship was unaffected in mild to moderate chronic kidney disease and in mild to moderate anaemia. The correlation changed only in severe hyperglycaemia and concurrent severe anaemia or when estimated GFR was <45 ml/min/1.73m², so that glucose concentration was underestimated by HbA1c in anaemia and overestimated in chronic kidney disease. The prevalence of estimated GFR <30 ml/min/1.73m² was 0.82%, while the prevalence of haemoglobin <81 g/l (5.0 mmol/l) was 0.11%.CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c mimics that of the people with diabetes included in the ADAG study. Mild to moderate anaemia and CKD do not have a significant impact on the interpretation of HbA1c as a marker of retrograde glycaemia. Hence, it seems justified to use HbA1c without adjustment in primary care.
U2 - 10.1111/dme.13776
DO - 10.1111/dme.13776
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29985535
VL - 35
SP - 1700
EP - 1706
JO - Diabetic Medicine
JF - Diabetic Medicine
SN - 0742-3071
IS - 12
ER -
ID: 203775385