BackgroundGlycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measures the average blood sugar level over the past three months. As a vital biomarker of blood glucose levels, it is used to diagnose Type-2 diabetes mellitus (
P-values are for test of difference in additive allelic and genotype distributions between diagnostic groups, adjusted for age and gender and relatedness. n = count; f = frequency. NC = could no
Note: 1Meta-analysis in the Chinese studies excluding studies with different diagnostic criteria of obesity; 2Meta-analysis in the non-Chinese studies excluding studies with different diagnostic crite