Table 2.
Frequency of Stable and Unstable Glycators Using Two Different Methods.
| Main definition a | Overall (N = 119) |
DR group (N = 49) |
Control group (N = 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stable low glycator | 49 (41%) | 21 (43%) | 28 (40%) |
| Stable high glycator | 36 (30%) | 17 (35%) | 19 (27%) |
| Unstable | 34 (29%) | 11 (22%) | 23 (33%) |
| Alternate definition b | |||
| Stable low glycator | 13 (11%) | 5 (10%) | 8 (11%) |
| Stable between −0.4 to 0.4 | 35 (29%) | 12 (24%) | 23 (33%) |
| Stable high glycator | 8 (7%) | 5 (10%) | 3 (4%) |
| Unstable | 63 (53%) | 27 (55%) | 36 (51%) |
a
Consider the following categories: stable low (measured HbA1c − eA1c <0%), stable high (measured HbA1c − eA1c >0%). Participants are stable if ≥75% of visits fall in the same category, otherwise they are considered “unstable.”
b
Consider the following categories: stable low (measured HbA1c − eA1c < -0.4%), stable between −0.4% and 0.4%, and stable high (measured HbA1c − eA1c > 0.4%). Participants are stable if ≥75% of visits fall in the same category, otherwise they are considered “unstable.”