Prevalence of diabetes estimated by plasma glucose criteria combined with standardized measurement of HbA1c among health checkup participants on Miyako Island, Japan.

Abstract

The combination of PG and HbA(1c) resulted in a considerable increase in newly diagnosed diabetes as compared with the use of only one of these parameters. Considering the convenience and correlation with vascular complications, use of the 2 tests may be beneficial in epidemiological studies of the Japanese population to identify high-risk groups for micro- and macrovascular diseases.