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A1C underestimates glycemia in HIV infection

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Kim, Peter S., Woods, Christian, Georgoff, Patrick, Crum, Dana, Rosenberg, Alice, Smith, Margo, Hadigan, Colleen·2009·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between A1C and glycemia in HIV infection. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We completed a prospective cross-sectional study of 100 HIV-infected adults with type 2 diabetes (77%) or fasting hyperglycemia (23%) with measured glucose, A1C, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and fructosamine. A total of 200 HIV-uninfected type 2 diabetic subjects matched for key demographic characteristics served as control subjects. RESULTS: Relative to the control subjects, A1C underestimated glucose by 29 +/- 4 mg/dl in the HIV-infected subjects. Current nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), higher MCV and hemoglobin, and lower HIV RNA and haptoglobin were associated with greater A1C-glucose discordance. However, only MCV and current NTRI use, in particular abacavir, remained significant predictors in multivariate analyses. Fructosamine more closely reflected glycemia in the HIV-infected subjects. CONCLUSIONS: A1C underestimates glycemia in HIV-infected patients and is related to NRTI use. Use of abacavir and increased MCV were key correlates in multivariate analyses. Fructosamine may be more appropriate in this setting.

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  • A1C may not be a suitable diagnostic test in people with anemia, people treated with erythropoietin, or people undergoing hemodialysis or HIV treatment.

    “A1C may not be a suitable diagnostic test in people with anemia, people treated with erythropoietin, or people undergoing hemodialysis or HIV treatment (19,20).”

    From 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: <i>Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024</i> (2024) · cites this paper as [20]

    The Conclusions report that A1C underestimates glycemia in HIV-infected patients and that NRTI use is associated with the discrepancy, supporting caution during HIV treatment. The Research Design and Methods section says patients with anemia or renal disease were excluded; the paper does not establish the claim for anemia, erythropoietin treatment, or hemodialysis, nor does it directly evaluate A1C as a diagnostic test. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The A1C test may underestimate glycemia in people with HIV.

    “The A1C test may underestimate glycemia in people with HIV; it is not recommended for diagnosis and may present challenges for monitoring (20).”

    From 2. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes: <i>Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024</i> (2024) · cites this paper as [20]

    The Abstract’s Conclusions state that A1C underestimates glycemia in HIV-infected patients, and the Results report that it underestimated glucose relative to controls. The Conclusions also suggest fructosamine may be more appropriate, consistent with a monitoring concern. The cited paper does not state that A1C is not recommended for diagnosis, so that part of the citing sentence is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • The A1C test may underestimate glycemia in people with HIV, so plasma glucose criteria are preferred to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes.

    “As the A1C test may underestimate glycemia in people with HIV, plasma glucose criteria are preferred to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes (20).”

    From 2. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes: standards of care in diabetes-2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [20]

    The Abstract Results and Conclusions report that A1C underestimated glycemia in the HIV-infected patients studied. The paper does not recommend plasma glucose criteria over A1C for diagnosing prediabetes or diabetes; its Conclusions instead suggest that fructosamine may be more appropriate for assessing glycemia in this setting. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • A1C may not be a suitable diagnostic test in people with anemia, people treated with erythropoietin, or people undergoing hemodialysis or HIV treatment.

    “A1C may not be a suitable diagnostic test in people with anemia, people treated with erythropoietin, or people undergoing hemodialysis or HIV treatment (1,19,20).”

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Authors
Kim, P. S., Woods, C., Georgoff, P., Crum, D., Rosenberg, A., Smith, M., & Hadigan, C.
Affiliations
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Hadigan, Colleen
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2009-06-05
Volume
32
Issue
9
Pages
1591-1593
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W1976959779
Cited by
145
References
13
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
HbA1c, glycemia, HIV infection, type 2 diabetes, fasting hyperglycemia, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, abacavir, mean corpuscular volume, fructosamine, haptoglobin, hemoglobin
MeSH terms
Blood Glucose, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, HIV Infections, Multivariate Analysis

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