HbA1C and Fructosamine levels during Infancy
Schneider Aguirre, R.; Al-Raddadi, A.; DiMeglio, L. A.; Eugster, E. A.
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Due to a high percentage of hemoglobin F, Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) measurements are inaccurate for assessing glycemia in infants. We aimed to determine when HbA1C might have utility and to assess the value of fructosamine. We measured HbA1C in healthy infants aged 3 weeks to 12 months. Hemoglobin, HbA1C, hemoglobin electrophoresis, fructosamine, and albumin levels were collected. Mean age was 193.9 {+/-} 94.5 days; participants were 60.9% male, 80.4% white, and 15.2% Hispanic. Mean HbA1C (n=31) and fructosamine (n=33) were 5.0% (31 mmol/mol) (range 4.4-5.9%; 25-41 mmol/mol) and 217 (range 186-261 mCmol/L), respectively. HbA1C percentages negatively correlated with HbF percentages (p < 0.005) and rose with increasing age in infants <6 months (p < 0.01). Fructosamine did not vary with age. Normalizing HbA1C to hemoglobin fractions or fructosamine to albumin did not change significance. We conclude that HbA1C values (via HPLC) likely become a reliable marker of glycemia after 6 months of age and that fructosamine may be a better measure during this young age.
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