title: Differences in Red Blood Cell Indices Do Not Explain Racial Disparity in Hemoglobin A1c in Children with Type 1 Diabetes.
abstract: We assessed the association of erythrocyte indices on mean blood glucose-independent racial disparity in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in youth with type 1 diabetes. Blacks still had higher HbA1c after adjustment for mean blood glucose, red blood cell indices, age, and sex. Such differences need to be taken into account when interpreting HbA1c in Black patients.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA; Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Mahmoud Adeeb Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA; Research Institute for Children, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hempe
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Cruz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Velasco-Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA; Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA; Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA; Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA; Research Institute for Children, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: schale@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chalew
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin
keywords: biological variation; lab interpretation; mean blood glucose