Should Studies of Diabetes Treatment Stratification Correct for Baseline HbA1c?

AIMS:Baseline HbA1c is a major predictor of response to glucose lowering therapy and therefore a potential confounder in studies aiming to identify other predictors. However, baseline adjustment may introduce error if the association between baseline HbA1c and response is substantially due to measur...

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Main Authors: Angus G Jones, Mike Lonergan, William E Henley, Ewan R Pearson, Andrew T Hattersley, Beverley M Shields
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4822872?pdf=render