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Use of HbA(1c) in Screening for Cuban-Americans with Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes.
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PMID:  20577810     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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This study evaluated the use of HbA(1c) as a screening tool for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (fasting plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/l) in a sample of Cuban-Americans aged ≥ 30 years old. Subjects were randomly recruited from Miami-Dade and Broward counties, FL. Fasting plasma glucose was measured by hexokinase enzymatic method. HbA(1c) was measured by the DCA2000 + system using the monoclonal antibody method. HbA(1c) demonstrated a high predictive value in detecting undiagnosed diabetes. The area under the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve was 0.87. Also, HbA(1c) had high sensitivity and specificity when using a cut off value of 6.37 (71 and 86%, respectively). Moderate sensitivity and very high specificity were shown with a cut off value of 6.84 (57 and 96%, respectively). HbA(1c) is a reliable alternative to fasting plasma glucose in screening for undiagnosed diabetes in Cuban-Americans.
Authors:
Fatma G Huffman; Joel C Exebio; Gustavo G Zarini; Cristobal Exebio
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1557-1920     ISO Abbreviation:  J Immigr Minor Health     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101256527     Medline TA:  J Immigr Minor Health     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  541-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th ST, HLS I-450, Miami, FL, 33199, USA, huffmanf@fiu.edu.
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