The effect of age and gender on HbA1c levels in adults without diabetes mellitus.

Background: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels play an important role in diagnosing, screening, and monitoring the treatment of diabetes. Our study aims to determine whether a relationship exists between HbA1c levels and age and gender in Turkish adults who have not been diagnosed with diabetes.

Methods: This retrospective study included 6776 Turkish adults with no known diabetes.

Hemolysis detection for ethanol measurement in whole blood samples before centrifugation: HemCheck device evaluation.

Background: As previously reported, the measurement of ethanol can also be affected by interference from hemolysis. This is a matter of concern since ethanol is widely regarded as the most commonly abused substance globally. When sample re-collection is ordered to eliminate hemolysis effects for ethanol testing, this can have unfavourable consequences for these patients.