| Title | Glycated Hemoglobin and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Adults With and Without Diabetes. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Li, F-R, Zhang, X-R, Zhong, W-F, Li, Z-H, Gao, X, Kraus, VByers, Bin Lv, Y-, Zou, M-C, Chen, G-C, Chen, P-L, Zhang, M-Y, Kur, AKuol Akech, Shi, X-M, Wu, X-B, Mao, C |
| Journal | J Clin Endocrinol Metab |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pagination | 3345-3354 |
| Date Published | 2019 08 01 |
| ISSN Number | 1945-7197 |
| Keywords | Aged, Cause of Death, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin A, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Survival Rate |
| Abstract | CONTEXT: The patterns of associations between glycated Hb (HbA1c) and mortality are still unclear. OBJECTIVE: To explore the extent to which ranges of HbA1c levels are associated with the risk of mortality among participants with and without diabetes. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: This was a nationwide, community-based prospective cohort study. Included were 15,869 participants (median age 64 years) of the Health and Retirement Study, with available HbA1c data and without a history of cancer. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios with 95% CIs for mortality. RESULTS: A total of 2133 participants died during a median follow-up of 5.8 years. In participants with diabetes, those with an HbA1c level of 6.5% were at the lowest risk of all-cause mortality. When HbA1c level was <5.6% or >7.4%, the increased all-cause mortality risk became statistically significant as compared with an HbA1c level of 6.5%. As for participants without diabetes, those with an HbA1c level of 5.4% were at the lowest risk of all-cause mortality. When the HbA1c level was <5.0%, the increased all-cause mortality risk became statistically significant as compared with an HbA1c level of 5.4%. However, we did not observe a statistically significant elevated risk of all-cause mortality above an HbA1c level of 5.4%. CONCLUSIONS: A U-shaped and reverse J-shaped association for all-cause mortality was found among participants with and without diabetes. The corresponding optimal ranges for overall survival are predicted to be 5.6% and 7.4% and 5.0% and 6.5%, respectively. |
| DOI | 10.1210/jc.2018-02536 |
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| Alternate Journal | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |
| Citation Key | 10059 |
| PubMed ID | 30896760 |
