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Racial differences in HbA1c: a cross-sectional analysis of a Brazilian public primary care population.
Primary care diabetes - 1 Jul 2013
de Miranda Veronica A, Cruz Filho Rubens A, de Oliveira Talita Sposito, Moscavitch Samuel D, Kang Hye C, Miranda Chagas Soraya V, Costa Daniela M, Vianna Araújo Denizar, Garcia Rosa Maria Luiza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Blacks show higher levels of HbA1c in studies with different populations and are disproportionately affected by most diabetes-related complications. AIMS: The study aims to investigate if the prevalence of altered glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) varies with skin color and if there is a familial aggregation of either skin color and HbA1c. METHODS: The study used the CAMELIA study (Cardio-Metabolic-Renal...
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