Normal Hemoglobin A1c Variability in Early Adolescence: Adult Criteria for Prediabetes Should Be Applied with Caution
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Philip Zeitler; Christine L. Chan; Megan M. Kelsey; Kimberly L. Drews
- Source
- J Pediatr
- Subject
- Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
endocrine system diseases
Adolescent
Early adolescence
Normal hemoglobin
Article
Cohort Studies
Prediabetic State
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Reference Values
030225 pediatrics
Diabetes mellitus
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Prediabetes
Child
Glycated Hemoglobin
American diabetes association
business.industry
Age Factors
nutritional and metabolic diseases
medicine.disease
Normal weight
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Female
Hemoglobin
business
Cohort study
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-3476
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.