Published: 1 September 2016
Author(s): Alon Grossman, Anat Gafter-Gvili, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Nira Koren-Morag, Yichayaou Beloosesky, Avraham Weiss
Section: Original Article

Glycated hemoglobin (HgbA1C) is being increasingly used for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus due to its high availability and reproducibility. Several studies have shown that HgbA1C levels may be affected by levels of hemoglobin and nutritional factors associated with anemia, such as vitamin B12 and iron deficiency. However, none included elderly subjects. The aim of the present study was to investigate these effects in the older nondiabetic population.

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