Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 267-270
A Study of Effect of Anemia over HbA1C Level in Non-Diabetic Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Puducherry
Uthaya Sankar M.K1, Sivaram A2, Louis Ferdin Zeno. J3, Asmathulla. S4
1Professor and Unit chief of Medicine, 2,3Postgraduate residents, 4Professor of Biochemistry, Department of General Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry 605107, India
Corresponding Author: Sivaram A
ABSTRACT
HbA1c assay is as an accurate and precise measure of chronic glycemic levels as it correlates well with the risk of diabetes complications for the same reason it is recommended to rely on HbA1c for diagnosing diabetes [2] Falsely elevated HbA1c concentrations are encountered when there is increased circulating erythrocyte life span (decreased red cell clearance) or impaired reticulocyte production [3]. Anemia is most common factor in Indian population affecting the level of HbA1C. Therefore it's necessary to know whether anemia due to any etiology will affect the level of HbA1C level in non-diabetic patients.
Keywords: Anemia, HbA1C.
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