Comparison of the Current Diagnostic Criterion of HbA1c with Fasting and 2-Hour Plasma Glucose Concentration

Table 2

Percentage of subjects meeting diagnostic criteria for diabetes by fasting plasma glucose and hemoglobin A1c.

		Fasting plasma glucose				Subtotal
		<126 mg/dL; (<7 mmol/L)		≥126 mg/dL; (≥7 mmol/L)
HbA1c	<6.5% (<48 mmol/mol)	5,479	99.3%	139	56.7%	5,618
	≥6.5% (<48 mmol/mol)	40	0.7%	106	43.3%	146
Subtotal		5,519		245		5,764

with column percent.