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Race-Ethnicity As An Effect Modifier Of The Association Between Hbalc And Mortality In U.S. Adults Without Diagnosed Diabetes, Katharina G. Kehl, Hannes M. Findeisen, David W. Fardo, Dennis Bruemmer, David M. Mannino, Wayne T. Sanderson
Race-Ethnicity As An Effect Modifier Of The Association Between Hbalc And Mortality In U.S. Adults Without Diagnosed Diabetes, Katharina G. Kehl, Hannes M. Findeisen, David W. Fardo, Dennis Bruemmer, David M. Mannino, Wayne T. Sanderson
David M. Mannino
Objective
HbAlc is increasingly appreciated as a risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the non-diabetic population. In this study, we investigated the association between HbAlc and mortality with a particular focus on the impact of race–ethnicity.
Design
Cohort study.
Methods
We analyzed the association between HbAlc and all-cause and CVD mortality in 12 698 non-diabetic adults 20 years or older from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey using separate models for people of different race–ethnicity.
Results
In our stratified analyses, higher non-diabetic HbAlc levels were associated with all-cause and CVD mortality in non-Hispanic whites …