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Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as diagnostic criteria for diabetes: the optimal cut-off points values for the Pakistani population; a study from second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016–2017

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  • Abdul Basit Department of Medicine, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Asher Fawwad Department of Biochemistry, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Research, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Khalid Abdul Basit Department of Research, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Acute Medicine, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Bart’s Health NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nazish Waris Department of Research, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, PakistanClinical Biochemistry and Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Bilal Tahir Department of Research, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui Department of Biochemistry, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
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  1. Correspondence to Dr Abdul Basit; abdulbasit{at}bide.edu.pk
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Basit A, Fawwad A, Abdul Basit K NDSP members, et al
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as diagnostic criteria for diabetes: the optimal cut-off points values for the Pakistani population; a study from second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016–2017
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2020;8:e001058. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-001058

Publication history

  • Received November 18, 2019
  • Revised February 1, 2020
  • Accepted March 24, 2020
  • First published May 17, 2020.
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June 08, 2021

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