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Aims
To examine the association of HbA1c and glucose levels with incident diabetic retinopathy according to black African or white European ancestry.
Methods
In this retrospective cohort study of 202 500 US Veterans with diabetes (2000–2014), measures included HbA1c, outpatient random serum/plasma glucose, and incident retinopathy [conversion from negative to ≥2 positive evaluations (ICD‐9 codes),...
Aims
To test the hypothesis that a 50‐g oral glucose challenge test with 1‐h glucose measurement would have superior performance compared with other opportunistic screening methods.
Methods
In this prospective study in a Veterans Health Administration primary care clinic, the following test performances, measured by area under receiver‐operating characteristic curves, were compared: 50‐g oral glucose...