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Published online July 3, 2008
Diabetes Care 31:1945-1948, 2008
DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0352
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Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research
Original Research

A1C but Not Serum Glycated Albumin Is Elevated in Late Pregnancy Owing to Iron Deficiency

Kunihiko Hashimoto, MD, PHD1, Sanai Noguchi, MD, PHD1, Yasuhiko Morimoto, MD, PHD1, Shinichi Hamada, MD2, Kenshi Wasada, MD2, Shiro Imai, MD, PHD2, Yuji Murata, MD, PHD2, Soji Kasayama, MD, PHD3 and Masafumi Koga, MD, PHD4

1 Department of Medicine, Aizenbashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
2 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aizenbashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
3 Department of Medicine, Nissay Hospital, Osaka, Japan
4 Department of Medicine, Kinki Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan

Corresponding author: Masafumi Koga, koga_m{at}kich.itami.hyogo.jp

OBJECTIVE—A1C levels have been shown to be elevated in relation to glycemia in late pregnancy, although the precise mechanisms remain undetermined. We hypothesized that iron deficiency is involved in the A1C increase in late pregnancy.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—In study 1, A1C, serum glycated albumin, erythrocyte indexes, and iron metabolism indexes were determined in 47 nondiabetic pregnant women not receiving iron supplementation who were divided into four groups according to gestational period (group I, 21–24 weeks; group II, 25–28 weeks; group III, 29–32 weeks; and group IV, 33–36 weeks). In study 2, these determinants were obtained at two gestational periods (20–23 weeks and 32–33 weeks) in 17 nondiabetic pregnant women.

RESULTS—In study 1, A1C levels were higher in groups III and IV than those in groups I and II, whereas serum glycated albumin levels were not different among these four groups. Hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), serum transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin were lower in groups III and IV. A1C levels were negatively correlated with MCH, serum transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin. In study 2, A1C levels were significantly increased at gestational weeks 32–33 from those at weeks 20–23, whereas serum glycated albumin levels did not differ between the two gestational periods. MCH, serum transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin were decreased at gestational weeks 32–33. A1C levels showed a negative correlation with MCH, serum transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin.

CONCLUSIONS—A1C levels were elevated in late pregnancy owing to iron deficiency. Serum glycated albumin may offer a better index for monitoring glycemic control in pregnancy.


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