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21Estimated average glucose can be derived from HbA1c by a published regression, and the derivation carries substantial individual variation — two people with identical HbA1c can have appreciably different mean glucose.{{r|nathan2008}} The measure is a laboratory determination with its own method dependence, as any determination is.{{r|usp1503}}21Estimated average glucose can be derived from HbA1c by a published regression, and the derivation carries substantial individual variation — two people with identical HbA1c can have appreciably different mean glucose.{{r|nathan2008}} The measure is a laboratory determination with its own method dependence, as any determination is.{{r|usp1503}}
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+23== Confounders ==
+24| Condition | Direction |
+25|---|---|
+26| Haemolysis, blood loss, transfusion | Lower |
+27| Iron or B12 deficiency | Higher |
+28| Chronic kidney disease | Variable |
+29| Haemoglobin variants | Assay-dependent interference |
+30| Pregnancy | Lower, from increased turnover |
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+32Haemoglobin variants interfere with some assay methods and not others, so a discrepancy between HbA1c and other glycaemic measures should prompt a question about the method rather than an assumption about glucose.{{r|ada2024}}
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23== References ==34== References ==
24{{reflist}}35{{reflist}}
26<ref name="nathan2008">Nathan DM, Kuenen J, Borg R, et al. "Translating the A1C assay into estimated average glucose values." ''Diabetes Care'' 31(8):1473–1478 (2008). PMID 18540046.</ref>37<ref name="nathan2008">Nathan DM, Kuenen J, Borg R, et al. "Translating the A1C assay into estimated average glucose values." ''Diabetes Care'' 31(8):1473–1478 (2008). PMID 18540046.</ref>
27<ref name="usp1503">United States Pharmacopeia, General Chapter <1503>, ''Quality Attributes of Synthetic Peptide Drug Substances''.</ref>38<ref name="usp1503">United States Pharmacopeia, General Chapter <1503>, ''Quality Attributes of Synthetic Peptide Drug Substances''.</ref>
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+40== See also ==
+41* [[Baseline laboratory panel]]
+42* [[Fasting insulin]]
+43* [[C-peptide]]
+44* [[HOMA-IR]]
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29{{DEFAULTSORT:Haemoglobin A1c}}46{{DEFAULTSORT:Haemoglobin A1c}}