The Claim
In non-diabetic pregnant women, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are weak but statistically significant predictors of HbA1c values in linear regression analysis (P = 0.044 and P = 0.047, respectively), whereas MCHC and PDW do not remain significant predictors after adjustment for confounding variables.
What the research says
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In pregnant women who don’t have diabetes, blood traits like hemoglobin and hematocrit can slightly predict their average blood sugar levels — but other traits like MCHC and PDW don’t hold up when we adjust for other factors.
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In non-diabetic pregnant women, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels weakly but significantly predict HbA1c values in linear regression analysis (P = 0.044 and P = 0.047, respectively), while MCHC and PDW do not remain significant predictors after adjustment.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Glycated hemoglobin and red blood cell indices in non-diabetic pregnant women
The study looked at blood markers in pregnant women without diabetes and found that hemoglobin and hematocrit levels can weakly but significantly predict HbA1c, just like the claim says. Other markers like MCHC and PDW didn’t hold up after adjusting for other factors.
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