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. 2020 Jun 12;3(6):e204945. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4945

Table 4. Number of Patients Needed to Be Evaluated During a 3-Year Period to Detect 1 Case of Pancreatic Cancer, by Cohort.

Cohort No. (95% CI), by HbA1c threshold
>6.1% >6.3% >6.5% >6.7%
Elevated HbA1c cohort 591 (552-632) 524 (488-562) 491 (456-530) 455 (421-492)
Diabetes-excluded cohort 600 (540-666) 443 (396-496) 377 (332-428) 328 (285-378)
Confirmed index hyperglycemia cohort 471 (376-592) 306 (249-375) 270 (216-339) 206 (160-264)

Abbreviation: HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.