[Table/Fig-5]:
Comparison with other studies
| Author | Year | Country | Study Population | Awareness of HbA1c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana V et al., [5] | 2005 | Singapore | Tertiary centre | 51% understood, 17% not sure, 33% did not understand |
| Wang S et al., [4] | 2008 | Australia | Tertiary centre | 49% heard, 17% understood |
| Annunziata K et al., [8] | 2012 | Brazil | Population based | 85.5% did not know their HbA1c levels |
| Sanjay S et al., [7] | 2013 | Singapore | Tertiary centre | Higher education, younger age, longer duration of diabetes-greater HbA1c awareness. Exact value not mentioned. |
| Present study | 2013 | India | Tertiary centre | 11.5% aware |