Fructosamine not a reliable Test for Detection of Hyperglycemia
Fructosamine is not a reliable Test for the Detection of Hyperglycemia suggests a new study published in the Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity.
A study was done to improve detection of abnormal glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT), attention has moved beyond the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), to non-fasting markers of glycemia, specifically, HbA1c, fructosamine (FA) and glycated albumin (GA). Emerging data suggest that in African descent populations, the combination of HbA1c and GA is superior to the combination of HbA1c and FA. However, the diagnosis of Abnl-GT is usually based on tests which are performed only once. As reproducibility of Abnl-GT diagnosis by HbA1c, fructosamine (FA) and glycated albumin (GA) is unknown, reproducibility of Abnl-GT diagnosis by HbA1c, FA and GA were assessed in 209 African-born Blacks living in America.
At Visits 1 and 2 (9 ± 4 days apart), samples were obtained for HbA1c, FA and GA levels. Glucose tolerance status was determined at Visit 1 by OGTT. Reproducibility was based on the К-statistic and paired t-tests. Thresholds for the diagnosis of Abnl-GT by FA and GA which corresponded to an HbA1c of 5.7% were 235umol/L and 14.6%, respectively.
Results
Abnl-GT occurred in 38% (80/209). Diagnostic reproducibility was excellent for HbA1c (К≥0.86) and GA (К≥0.89), but only moderate for FA (К=0.59). Neither HbA1c nor GA levels varied between visits (both P≥0.3). In contrast, FA was significantly lower at Visit 2 than Visit 1(P<0.01).
As HbA1c and GA provided similar diagnostic results on different days and FA did not, HbA1C and GA are superior to FA in both clinical care settings and epidemiologic studies.
Reference:
Gatete JD, Worthy CC, Jagannathan R, DuBose CW, Sacks DB, Sumner AE. Fructosamine is Not a Reliable Test for the Detection of Hyperglycemia: Insight from the Africans in America Study. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2023 Sep 5;16:2689-2693. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S426406. PMID: 37693326; PMCID: PMC10492550.
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