PMID- 34674507
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211115
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 2093-5978 (Electronic)
IS  - 2093-596X (Print)
IS  - 2093-596X (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 5
DP  - 2021 Oct
TI  - Year-Long Trend in Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 
      during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
PG  - 1142-1146
LID - 10.3803/EnM.2021.1154 [doi]
AB  - It has been suggested that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has 
      had a negative impact on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes 
      mellitus (T2DM). However, no study has examined yearly trends in glycated 
      hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Here, we 
      performed a retrospective analysis of HbA1c concentrations during the early 
      period of the COVID-19 outbreak (COVID-19 cohort) and then compared the yearly 
      trend in the mean HbA1c level, along with fluctuations in HbA1c levels, with 
      those during previous years (non-COVID-19 cohorts). We observed that the mean 
      HbA1c level in patients with T2DM increased during the first 6 months of the 
      COVID-19 outbreak. After 6 months, HbA1c levels in the COVID-19 cohort returned 
      to levels seen in the non-COVID-19 cohorts. The data suggest that vulnerable 
      patients with T2DM should be monitored closely during the early period of a 
      pandemic to ensure they receive appropriate care.
FAU - Jin, Jonghwa
AU  - Jin J
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School 
      of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Lee, Seong Wook
AU  - Lee SW
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School 
      of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Lee, Won-Ki
AU  - Lee WK
AD  - Center of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 
      Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Jeon, Jae-Han
AU  - Jeon JH
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, 
      School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Jung-Guk
AU  - Kim JG
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School 
      of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Lee, In-Kyu
AU  - Lee IK
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School 
      of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Choi, Yeon-Kyung
AU  - Choi YK
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, 
      School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
FAU - Park, Keun-Gyu
AU  - Park KG
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School 
      of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
LA  - eng
GR  - Kyungpook National University Hospital/
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20211021
PL  - Korea (South)
TA  - Endocrinol Metab (Seoul)
JT  - Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)
JID - 101554139
RN  - 0 (Blood Glucose)
RN  - 0 (Glycated Hemoglobin A)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Blood Glucose/analysis
MH  - COVID-19/diagnosis/*epidemiology/virology
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*blood/epidemiology
MH  - Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Glycated Hemoglobin/*analysis
MH  - Glycemic Control/*trends
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - SARS-CoV-2/genetics
MH  - Time Factors
PMC - PMC8566134
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - COVID-19
OT  - Diabetes mellitus
OT  - Glycated hemoglobin A
OT  - Physical distancing
COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article 
      was reported.
EDAT- 2021/10/23 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/16 06:00
PMCR- 2021/10/01
CRDT- 2021/10/22 01:13
PHST- 2021/06/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/09/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/10/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/10/22 01:13 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - EnM.2021.1154 [pii]
AID - enm-2021-1154 [pii]
AID - 10.3803/EnM.2021.1154 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Endocrinol Metab (Seoul). 2021 Oct;36(5):1142-1146. doi: 10.3803/EnM.2021.1154. 
      Epub 2021 Oct 21.