Association of the Ratio of Glycoalbumin to Hemoglobin A1c With Season Change and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Cureus
; 16(7): e64444, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
The main purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of season change and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ratio of glycoalbumin to hemoglobin A1c (GA/HbA1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 267 patients in whom both HbA1c and GA were measured at baseline were included in this retrospective study. GA/HbA1c was investigated for three years, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic period).RESULTS:
The mean values for GA/HbA1c per year in 2018, 2019, and 2020 were 2.64±0.35, 2.61±0.35, 2.64±0.39, respectively. There were no significant differences in GA/HbA1c during these years. There was a tendency toward seasonal variation in GA/HbA1c (i.e., higher in summer or autumn and lower in spring or winter).CONCLUSION:
In patients with type 2 diabetes, GA/HbA1c tended to show seasonal variation, which was not influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2024
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