{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Association of the Ratio of Glycoalbumin to Hemoglobin A1c With Season Change and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
{Author}: Takebayashi K;Yamauchi M;Hara K;Tsuchiya T;Hashimoto K;
{Journal}: Cureus
{Volume}: 16
{Issue}: 7
{Year}: 2024 Jul
暂无{DOI}: 10.7759/cureus.64444
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>The main purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of season change and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ratio of glycoalbumin to hemoglobin A1c (GA/HbA1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A total of 267 patients in whom both HbA1c and GA were measured at baseline were included in this retrospective study. GA/HbA1c was investigated for three years, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic period).<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>The mean values for GA/HbA1c per year in 2018, 2019, and 2020 were 2.64±0.35, 2.61±0.35, 2.64±0.39, respectively. There were no significant differences in GA/HbA1c during these years. There was a tendency toward seasonal variation in GA/HbA1c (i.e., higher in summer or autumn and lower in spring or winter).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>In patients with type 2 diabetes, GA/HbA1c tended to show seasonal variation, which was not influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.