Open AccessDoes Iron Deficiency Anaemia and its Severity Influence HbA1C Level in Non Diabetics? An Analysis of 150 Cases
Author(s) -
Lavanya Rajagopal,
Shivashekar Ganapathy,
Arunachalam Sundaram,
Veena Raja,
Balaji Ramraj
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25183.9464
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , iron deficiency , ferritin , glycated haemoglobin , glycosylated haemoglobin , cross sectional study , serum iron , population , gastroenterology , pediatrics , anemia , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , pathology , environmental health
Anaemia has a high prevalence having great impact worldwide and potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of various chronic diseases. Approximately 1/3 rd of patients with anaemia have iron deficiency. American Diabetes Association (ADA) has affirmed Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1C) ≥ 6.5% as a diagnostic criterion for Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Variation of HbA1C in Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) has clashing results.