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Table 2 The difference in mean HbA1c and 95% confidence intervals for the difference between the means for the fasting and impaired subgroups of all three classification methods are reported. The implications of these differences are discussed in the text.

From: Diagnostic criteria for diabetes revisited: making use of combined criteria

 

Glycemic status

Difference and 95% CI for difference in means

 

Diabetes

IGT/IFG

 
 

n

HbA1c%

n

HbA1c%

 

2hPG

27

7.8

13

7.1

0.7 (-0.15–1.57), p = 0.1

FPG

27

7.9

7

6.2

1.7 (0.79–2.69), p = 0.0007

Combined Criteria

27

7.9

13

6.7

1.2 (0.4 – 2), p = 0.003