No Ethnic Differences in the Association of Glycated Hemoglobin With Retinopathy

Posted by Minority Diabetes Reports Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

Diabetes Care: October 15, 2012

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008

Current recommendations for the use of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in diabetes screening and diagnosis aim to identify those at greatest risk for diabetic microvascular complications. However, there is current controversy regarding the clinical implications of ethnic differences in HbA1c values. The objective of this study was to determine whether the association between HbA1c and retinopathy differs by ethnic group in a representative sample of U.S. adults.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study was a cross-sectional analysis of 2,945 non-Hispanic white, 1,046 non-Hispanic black, and 1,231 Hispanic American participants aged ≥40 years from the 2005–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Read More

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