Association between Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin A1c: A Data-Driven Analysis of Health Checkup Data in Japan
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Participants
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | All T2DM Participants (n = 55,420) | HbA1c around Diagnostic Threashold 1,2 (n = 18,478) | Current Drug Users 1,3 (n = 6253) | Iron-Supplement Cohort 1 (n = 956) | T1DM Cohort (n = 598) | Iron-Supplement Cohort (n = 956) |
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Age 3 (years) | 46.5 (10.7) | 51.2 (9.3) | 51.4 (9.3) | 44.2 (8.3) | 48.4 (10.1) | 44.2 (8.3) |
Sex (male) | 59.4% | 66.4% | 77.4% | 17.8% | 72.2% | 17.8% |
BMI 3 (kg/m2) | 23.8 (4.3) | 25.3 (4.5) | 25.9 (4.7) | 22.3 (4.2) | 24.7 (4.7) | 22.3 (4.2) |
Hb 4 (g/L) | 143 (16) | 144 (16) | 148 (15) | 118 (19) | 141 (17) | 11.8 (19) |
HbA1c 3 (mmol/mol) | 35 (11) | 41 (5) | 52 (16) | 33 (9) | 63 (21) | 33 (9) |
fBG 3 (mg/dL) | 104 (33) | 114 (27) | 149 (55) | 97 (29) | 168 (74) | 97 (29) |
Smoking | 32.1% | 32.2% | 37.9% | 21.8% | 40.3% | 21.8% |
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Takeuchi, M.; Kawakami, K. Association between Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin A1c: A Data-Driven Analysis of Health Checkup Data in Japan. J. Clin. Med. 2018, 7, 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7120539
Takeuchi M, Kawakami K. Association between Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin A1c: A Data-Driven Analysis of Health Checkup Data in Japan. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2018; 7(12):539. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7120539
Chicago/Turabian StyleTakeuchi, Masato, and Koji Kawakami. 2018. "Association between Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin A1c: A Data-Driven Analysis of Health Checkup Data in Japan" Journal of Clinical Medicine 7, no. 12: 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7120539
APA StyleTakeuchi, M., & Kawakami, K. (2018). Association between Hemoglobin and Hemoglobin A1c: A Data-Driven Analysis of Health Checkup Data in Japan. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(12), 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7120539