41995-2
Hemoglobin A1c [Mass/volume] in Blood
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LP16413-4 Hemoglobin A1c
Currently (2010), four standardization protocols exist for measuring Hgb A1c:
1. IFCC - designated as a Reference Method or RM (http://www.ifcchba1c.net/)
2. NGSP - the long standing protocol used in the US and most other countries since the DCCT study (http://www.ngsp.org/factors.asp)
3.JDS/JSCC - a protocol used in Japan, Spain and possibly other countries
4. Swedish - used in Sweden at least
Protocols 2-4 are known as Designated Comparison Methods (DCM) and have been connected to the Reference Method and each other through various regression equations.
Because of the high degrees of standardization within protocol it should no longer be necessary to specify a LOINC code with a method such as "HPLC", "electrophoresis" or anything else. Analytical instruments will be designed so that an Hgb A1c result can be traced back to a specific standardization protocol, so the important distinction will be the standardization protocol as described above and which will be carried in the method field.
A meeting of instrument manufacturers (presumably including Japanese) in Milan, Italy, December 12, 2007, agreed (among other items) that:
-All manufacturers should implement worldwide the traceability to the IFCC reference system for Hgb -A1c.
-All new instruments sold after January 1st, 2011 will report (as a result of an Hgb A1c test) both SI (mmol/mol - no decimals) and NGSP derived units (percentage - one decimal), in agreement with the Consensus Statement.
-Note they only committed to supporting protocol (1) and (2)
Different countries are adopting the international harmonization recommendations in different ways. We have information from the NGSP that the US will continue to report only Hgb A1c/NGSP, with the unit percent - i.e., no change. In Great Britain, labs have already started to report all results both as Hgb A1c (NGSP) in % and Hgb A1c (IFCC) in mmol/mol. In Canada, they are awaiting a recommendation from an expert panel. Any of these measures could be reported in the same units, but the convention for the reporting Hgb A1c under the new IFCC protocol will be to use units of mmol/mol to avoid confusion between the DCCT/NGSP and the IFFCC protocol.
LOINC has defined 59261-8 (Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total in Blood) by IFCC protocol.
These protocols produce different results when expressed in the same units. For example, the equivalent of Hgb A1c (NGSP) of 6.5% is Hgb A1c (IFCC) is 4.8%.
The NGSP web site (http://www.ngsp.org/factors.asp) suggests the use of alternate measures, such as glycated albumen, for patients with severe iron deficiency, dialysis patients, and those with SS SC CC because of over or under reading that can occur with these interferences. It also describes the effect of abnormal hemoglobins on results of HbA1c by instrument.
Studies have demonstrated racial and ethnic differences in the relationship between glucose levels and hemoglobin A1C [22238408], and it has been suggested that some descendants of sub-Saharan Africa may have higher levels of measured hemoglobin A1C compared to glucose levels due to hemoglobin variants PMID: 31675503.
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Reference Information
| Type | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Webcontent | Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. | Hemoglobin A1c |
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Bld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Hemoglobin A1c [Mass/volume] in Blood
- Short Name
- HbA1c Bld-mCnc
- Display Name
- HbA1c (Bld) [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- HbA1c, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.16
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Change Reason
- Release 2.70: CLASS: Changed Class from HEM/BC to CHEM as A1C tests are more correctly classified in CHEM.;
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 296
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Hämoglobin A1c |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Αιμοσφαιρίνη Α1c (γλυκοζυλιωμένη): |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Hemoglobina A1c (Hemoglobina glicosilada): Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Hemoglobina a1c: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Hemoglobiin A1c: Synonyms: Glükohemoglobiin Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Veri |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Hémoglobine A1c: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Hémoglobine A1c: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Hémoglobine A1c: Synonyms: Hb HbA1c |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Emoglobina A1c: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Emoglobina A1c (HgB glicata ) Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 혈색소 A1C: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | hemoglobine A1c: |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Hemoglobina A1c: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Hemoglobina A1c: Synonyms: ; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Гемоглобин А1с: Synonyms: Количественный Кровь Массовая концентрация Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Hemoglobin A1c: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 血红蛋白 A1c: Synonyms: GHb; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| g/dL | Example UCUM Units |
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