NEW YORK The hemoglobin A1c test may not provide accurate results for elderly Asians, according to published reports about a new study.
The American Diabetes Association said the test works when doctors use an A1c reading of 6.5% to indicate diabetes, but the study, conducted in Singapore, found that the cutoff often misses the disease in older Asians. The study was conducted on participants between the ages of 20 and 93 years.
