Amongst the age group 31-45, over 42 per cent samples tested prediabetic and over 26 per cent are found to be diabetic suggesting an onset of diabetes in a healthy, young age group
SRL Diagnostics prepared a Data Analytics Report on results of randomised samples received for Glycosylated/ Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) from January 2017 till September 2021 in Bengaluru. The report has been prepared based on a retrospective data mining done on results of1, 77,936 tests done for HbA1c.
A report published in 2009 by an International Expert Committee on the role of HbA1c in the diagnosis of diabetes recommended that HbA1c can be used to diagnose diabetes and that the diagnosis can be made if the HbA1c level is ≥6.5 per cent. Levels of HbA1c just below 6.5 per cent may indicate the presence of intermediate hyperglycaemia. The precise lower cut-off point for this has yet to be defined, although the ADA (The American Diabetes Association) has suggested 5.7 – 6.4 per cent as the high-risk range. While recognising the continuum of risk that may be captured by the HbA1c assay, the International Expert Committee recommended that persons with an HbA1c level between 6.0 and 6.5 per cent were at particularly high risk and might be considered for diabetes prevention interventions.
Speaking on the data analytics report for Glycosylated/ Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) conducted inBengaluru, Dr Asha Prabhakar, Head of Laboratory Services, SRL Diagnostics, Bengaluru said, “One in six people with Diabetes in the world is from India. As of 2019, India had the second-highest number of diabetes patients aged between 20 and 79 years with close to 77 million living with diabetes. In our data analysis done in Bengaluru, amongst the age group 31-45, over 42 per cent samples tested prediabetic and over 26 per cent are found to be diabetic suggesting an onset of diabetes in a healthy, young age group.Early diagnosis, extensive awareness and lifestyle interventions are required to keep our future generations healthier.”
