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- Title
La hemoglobina glucosilada A1c como prueba diagnóstica para diabetes mellitus en adolescentes con sobrepeso u obesidad.
- Authors
Rivera-Hernández, Aleida; Zurita-Cruz, Jessie Nallely; Garrido-Magaña, Eulalia; Fiorentini-Fayad, Gigliola Margaretta; Nishimura-Meguro, Elisa
- Abstract
Background: In 2009 it was introduced a new diagnostic criteria based on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5% in the adult population; some studies suggest that the cutoff may be smaller in pediatric population. The objective was to determine the utility of HbA1c ≥ 6.5% as a diagnostic test for DM in Mexican adolescents with overweight or obesity. Methods: Full somatometry was performed. Also, Tanner stage, blood pressure, blood glucose, glucose tolerance curve (GTC) and HbA1c were analyzed. Specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative predictive values and ROC curve were calculated for the diagnosis of DM with HbA1c. Results: 109 adolescents between 10 and 16 years referred for obesity or overweight plus comorbidities were studied; 58% were females, the age was of 13 ± 1.74 years, the BMI percentile 95.3, and the HbA1c 5.73 ± 0.9%. It was made a diagnosis of DM in 9 cases (8.3%), prediabetes in 8 (7.3%) and normal glucose tolerance in 92 (84.4%). The HbA1c mean was 5.6 ± 0.04, 5.7 ± 0.4, and 5.6 ± 0.73%, respectively. HbA1c ≥ 6.5% had a sensitivity of 12.5%, a specificity of 89.8%, a PPV of 10.65 and a NPV of 14.28. The best cutoff point for diagnosing DM through ROC curve was 5.45%, with a sensitivity of 62.5%, a specificity of 57.1%, PPV 2.53 and NPV 33.3. Conclusions: The level of HbA1c ≥ 6.5% had low sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of DM. A lower cutoff point is insufficient to use HbA1c as a diagnostic criterion. These results are consistent with the ones of other journals.
- Publication
Revista Medica del IMSS, 2015, Vol 53, pS294
- ISSN
0443-5117
- Publication type
Article