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Alam Z, Akter S, Hossain Khan MA, Alam MS, Sultana S, Akhter S, Rahman MM, Islam MM. Yield performance and trait correlation of BARI released sweet potato varieties studied under several districts of Bangladesh. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18203. [PMID: 37519685 PMCID: PMC10372318 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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A study was carried out in five sweet potato growing regions of Bangladesh, each characterized by suitable agro-ecologies, in order to demonstrate the most favorable varietal performance and trait correlations. A completely randomized block design with three replications was used to compare the varietal performance of BARI (Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute) released sweet potato varieties (viz. BARI Mistialu-9, BARI Mistialu-10, BARI Mistialu-12, BARI Mistialu-15 and BARI Mistialu-17). During the 2021-22 cropping season, sweet potato varieties were tested in five districts of Bangladesh, namely Gazipur, Bogura, Jamalpur, Jashore, and Chattogram. The findings revealed that the BARI Mistialu-12 variety exhibited remarkable attributes, including a high marketable storage root yield of 39.88 t/ha. Additionally, it demonstrated exceptional performance in various yield components such as vine length, average storage root weight, and dry weight of the root. Furthermore, a positive correlation was observed between several traits and yield, as well as yield-attributing characteristics. This correlation suggests that enhancing these traits could potentially contribute to an overall increase in the storage root yield of sweet potatoes.
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- Zakaria Alam
- Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Entomology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Regional Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Cumilla, Bangladesh
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- Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Tuber Crops Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh
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Khan MAH, Percival CJ, Caravan RL, Taatjes CA, Shallcross DE. Criegee intermediates and their impacts on the troposphere. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2018; 20:437-453. [PMID: 29480909 DOI: 10.1039/c7em00585g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Criegee intermediates (CIs), carbonyl oxides formed in ozonolysis of alkenes, play key roles in the troposphere. The decomposition of CIs can be a significant source of OH to the tropospheric oxidation cycle especially during nighttime and winter months. A variety of model-measurement studies have estimated surface-level stabilized Criegee intermediate (sCI) concentrations on the order of 1 × 104 cm-3 to 1 × 105 cm-3, which makes a non-negligible contribution to the oxidising capacity in the terrestrial boundary layer. The reactions of sCI with the water monomer and the water dimer have been found to be the most important bimolecular reactions to the tropospheric sCI loss rate, at least for the smallest carbonyl oxides; the products from these reactions (e.g. hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide, HMHP) are also of importance to the atmospheric oxidation cycle. The sCI can oxidise SO2 to form SO3, which can go on to form a significant amount of H2SO4 which is a key atmospheric nucleation species and therefore vital to the formation of clouds. The sCI can also react with carboxylic acids, carbonyl compounds, alcohols, peroxy radicals and hydroperoxides, and the products of these reactions are likely to be highly oxygenated species, with low vapour pressures, that can lead to nucleation and SOA formation over terrestrial regions.
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- M A H Khan
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Mailstop 9055, Livermore, California, 94551 USA
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Mailstop 9055, Livermore, California, 94551 USA
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK.
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Chowdhury N, Saiedullah M, Khan MAH, Rahman MR. Comparison of modified Friedewald's formula with direct measurement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in Bangladeshi population. Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2013; 39:120-3. [PMID: 26118159 DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v39i3.20312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A modification of Friedewald's formula to estimate serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) up to serum triglyceride (TG) level of 11.3 mmol/L in Bangladeshi population has recently been published. The aim of this study was to compare the modified formula with direct measurement of LDLC in Bangladeshi population in a different setting. One thousand and fifty two specimens from adult subjects were analyzed. Serum total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC), LDLC and TG were measured by standard methods. The modified Friedewald's formula was applied to estimate LDL cholesterol concentration. Results were expressed as mean ± SD and calculated LDLC was compared with measured LDLC by two-tailed paired t test, Bland-Altman plot for absolute bias, Pearson's correlation coefficients of calculated LDLC with measured LDLC and Passing & Bablok regression equation of calculated LDLC against measured LDLC. The mean ± SD of measured LDLC was 2.98 ± 0.82 mmol/L. LDLC calculated by modified Friedewald's formula was 2.77 ± 0.86 mmol/L. The mean absolute bias was -0.20 ± 0.32 mmol/L, Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) was 0.9293 (P < 0.0001) and Passing & Bablok regression equation was y = - 0.3856+1.0597x for modified formula up to serum TG ≤ 11.3 mmol/L. Compared to original Friedewald's formula, performance of the modified Friedewald's formula was better up to serum TG ≤ 4.52 mmol/L. The study reveals that the modified Friedewald's formula may be used to calculate LDLC approximately in Bangladeshi population.
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- N Chowdhury
- Department of Biochemistry, Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Chittagong.
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Abdulla MH, Sattar MA, Abdullah NA, Khan MAH, Anand Swarup KRL, Johns EJ. The effect of losartan and carvedilol on vasopressor responses to adrenergic agonists and angiotensin II in the systemic circulation of Sprague Dawley rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 31:13-20. [PMID: 21166975 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2010.00461.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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1 Interaction between renin-angiotensin (RAS) and sympathetic nervous systems (SNS) was investigated by examining the effect of cumulative blockade of angiotensin II (Ang II) and adrenergic receptors in normal Sprague Dawley rats. 2 Rats were treated with losartan (10 mg/kg), carvedilol (5 mg/kg), or losartan plus carvedilol (10+5 mg/kg) orally for 7 days. On day 8, the animals were anaesthetized with pentobarbitone and prepared for systemic haemodynamic study. Dose-response relationships for the elevation of mean arterial pressure or change in heart rate (HR) in response to intravenous injections of noradrenaline (NA), phenylephrine (PE), methoxamine (ME) and Ang II were determined. 3 Losartan or the combination of losartan with carvedilol blunted vasopressor responses to ME and Ang II. Dose-response relationships for agonist action on HR were significantly inhibited by all treatments except for the combination of losartan and carvedilol on the decrease in HR induced by PE. Carvedilol decreased vasopressor responses to NA, PE and Ang II, and HR responses to NA, ME and Ang II. Combination treatment produced similar effects to losartan on the vasopressor and HR responses but had a greater effect on vasopressor responses to ME and Ang II, and on HR responses to NA and Ang II than carvedilol alone. 4 It is concluded that peripheral vasoconstriction induced by Ang II is partly mediated by adrenergic action and that the vasopressor responses to adrenergic agonists depend on an intact RAS. These observations suggest an interactive relationship between RAS and SNS in determining systemic haemodynamic responses in 'normal' rats.
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- M H Abdulla
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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Karim SA, Anwar KS, Khan MAH, Mollah MAH, Nahar N, Rahman HEMR, Al Mamun M, Goni N, Hossain MM, Rahman MS, Begum HA, Das SK. Socio-demographic characteristics of children infested with scabies in densely populated communities of residential madrashas (Islamic education institutes) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Public Health 2007; 121:923-34. [PMID: 17884117 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2005] [Revised: 10/02/2006] [Accepted: 10/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Outbreaks of scabies in institutions and the socio-economic consequences have not been reported from overpopulated countries such as Bangladesh. STUDY DESIGN A community-based study among children from six residential Islamic education institutes (madrashas) in Dhaka. Multistage random sampling was used. OBJECTIVES To study the socio-economic profile, water-sanitation facilities, personal hygiene and living conditions of these children. METHODOLOGY Direct interviews were used to collect the data and clinical check up was performed in all children. RESULTS In total, 492 children received clinical check-ups; 92.5% were boys (mean age: 11.2+/-2.4 years). 63.4% of fathers and 98.5% of mothers were either illiterate or had only received primary education, 55.1% of fathers were in low-paid labouring jobs, and 99% of mothers were housewives. Of the 98% of children who had scabies, 71% had been re-infected (96% during the winter). Randomly assigned anti-scabies drugs revealed an average cure rate of 85.5%. Seventy-four percent of children were living in poorly ventilated buildings with overcrowded sleeping arrangements. They had poor personal hygiene: 21% shared towels; 8% shared undergarments; 30% shared bed linen; and 81% kept their used clothes on a communal line or shelf. Sanitation was also poor: 39% bathed infrequently, although 97% carried out mandatory ablution. Most children (61%) washed their clothes (including undergarments) two or three times a fortnight, 35% did so every 2-3 days, and 3.7% washed their clothes on alternative days. Disease severity and re-infection were associated with infrequent washing of clothes (P<0.001) and bed linen (P<0.001), overcrowded sleeping arrangements (P<0.001) and infrequent bathing (P<0.001) with soap (P<0.001). This was further related to household income (P<0.001 for both). CONCLUSION The study findings have potentially dangerous implications for public health. Immediate attention should be given to developing a sustainable long-term intervention programme to combat scabies hyperendemicity, and to save thousands of children from impending complications.
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- S A Karim
- Department of Dermatology, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Eskaton, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
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BACKGROUND There are few studies on stress responses to laparoscopic surgery in children. This study was conducted to assess the blood glucose levels in children undergoing laparoscopy. We also studied the effect of two different intravenous (i.v.) solutions on blood glucose in open and laparoscopic procedures. METHODS One hundred and twenty healthy children, aged 2-12 years, undergoing either open or laparoscopic surgery, were randomized to receive either dextrose normal saline (DS) or Ringer's lactate peri-operatively (RL). All patients had blood glucose measurements performed immediately after induction but prior to the i.v. infusion of any fluid. Blood glucose was again measured 1 h after induction in the open cases and 1 h after insufflation in the laparoscopy cases. RESULTS In the groups, baseline blood glucose values were comparable. In all groups, blood glucose concentrations increased from the immediate post-induction (baseline) values. When RL was infused, the 1-h blood glucose was higher in the laparoscopy group as compared with the open group. However, when DS was infused the difference between the 1-h blood glucose in the open and laparoscopic procedures was not statistically significant. In the laparoscopy group, the 1-h blood glucose value was significantly higher in the patients receiving dextrose solution. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic procedures in children are associated with a rise in blood glucose levels similar to open surgery. The hyperglycaemic response was more pronounced when dextrose-containing solutions were infused peri-operatively.
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- N Dave
- BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India.
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Khan MAH, Prasad TK, Rajasekharan MV. Silver(I) complexes of 2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine: nitrate and perchlorate salts of bis[mu-2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine-kappa(2)N:N']disilver(I). Acta Crystallogr C 2005; 61:m281-3. [PMID: 15930665 DOI: 10.1107/s0108270105012448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2005] [Accepted: 04/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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2-(2-Aminoethyl)pyridine (2-aep, C7H10N2) acts as a bridging ligand in bis[mu-2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine-kappa(2)N:N']disilver(I) dinitrate, [Ag2(2-aep)2](NO3)2, and bis[mu-2-(2-aminoethyl)pyridine-kappa(2)N:N']disilver(I) diperchlorate, [Ag2(2-aep)2](ClO4)2. Both salts contain the dinuclear [Ag2(2-aep)2]2+ cation, which possesses a crystallographic inversion center. The Ag...Ag distance is 3.1163 (5) A for the nitrate and 3.0923 (3) A for the perchlorate salt, and may indicate a weak d(10)-d(10) interaction in each case. Essentially linear coordination of the AgI atom is perturbed by weak coordination to the anionic O atoms. These latter interactions organize the dinuclear cations into one-dimensional polymeric chains in the crystals of the two salts.
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- M A H Khan
- Department of Chemistry, Deccan College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad 500 001, India
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Ferro VA, Khan MAH, McAdam D, Colston A, Aughey E, Mullen AB, Waterston MM, Harvey MJA. Efficacy of an anti-fertility vaccine based on mammalian gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I)—a histological comparison in male animals. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2004; 101:73-86. [PMID: 15261694 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2004.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2003] [Revised: 03/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/28/2004] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A N-terminal modified gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I, tetanus toxoid-CHWSYGLRPG-NH2) conjugate was evaluated histologically in a number of male animal species (mice, dogs and sheep). The immunogen has previously been shown to be highly effective in rats, by suppressing both steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis. However, cross-species efficacy of peptide vaccines is known to be highly variable. Therefore, a comparative evaluation of reproductive tissues from animals immunized against this immunogen adsorbed onto an alum-based adjuvant was made. The sheep and dogs were chosen, as use of anti-fertility vaccines in these species is important in farming and veterinary practice. Changes in testicular size were measured during the immunization period and the greatest alteration (attributed to gonadal atrophy) was observed in the rat. Following euthanasia, the testicular tissue was evaluated for spermatogenesis. The most susceptible species to GnRH-I ablation was the rat, which showed significant (P < 0.0001) arrest in spermatogenesis compared with untreated controls. Testicular sections taken from treated animals were completely devoid of spermatozoa or spermatids, in comparison with 94% of the untreated controls showing evidence of spermatogenesis. The immunized mice and rams also showed significant arrest (P < 0.0001). There was a 30-45% decrease in spermatogenesis and total azoospermia was not apparent. However, the least responsive were the dogs, which showed little significant variation compared to untreated animals and only a 5% decrease in activity. A comparison of the specific IgG response to GnRH-I indicated that in sheep and dogs the response was not maintained, unlike in rodents, suggesting that suppression of fertility may be due to differences in immune responses in different animal species.
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- V A Ferro
- Department of Immunology, University of Strathclyde, SIBS Building, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, Scotland, UK.
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Talukder S, Hossain MA, Sarker S, Khan MAH. Investigation Into Effect Of Crude Mixture Of Abrus Precatorius Seed On Hypothalamopituitary Gonadal Axis And Development Of Antifertility In Male Rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1970. [DOI: 10.3329/bjar.v36i1.9234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To evaluate the antifertility effect of crude mixture of A. precatorius seeds at the dose level of 50 mg/kg body weight in adult male rats, after oral administration to male rats for 40 days, the rats were sacrificed and hormonal profiles, serum biochemistry, sperm count and histological changes were recorded. A sharp decrease in the serum levels of testosterone (0.70 ± 0.17 ng/ml), FSH (0.70 ± 0.22 lU/L), and LH (0.87 ± 0.35 IU/L) was detected compared to control (FSH, LH and testosterone levels 0.93 ± 0.15 ng/ml, 0.76 ± 0.28 IU/L, 1.44 ± .011 IU/L, respectively). A significant reduction of epididymal sperm count (2.34 million/mL) was noted in treated rats as compared to control group (7.87 million/mL). Histology of testes showed marked atrophy of the testes, which was characterized by disruption of the seminiferous epithelium and atrophy of the Leydig cells. Crude mixture of A. precatorius seed has a negative impact on male reproductive functions. It might be suggested that crude mixture of A. precatorius seeds might have antifertility property for male rats. Keywords: Abrus precatorius; antifertility; male rat; testosterone. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v36i1.9234 BJAR 2011; 36(1): 103-109
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Saiedullah M, Rahman MR, Khan MAH. Inequity of diagnosis of diabetes by plasma glucose and HbA1c. Bangladesh J Med Sci 1970. [DOI: 10.3329/bjms.v10i4.9502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Objective: Both plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin are the recommended tools to diagnose diabetes by the International Expert Committee and World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of this study was to compare these two parameters in the diagnosis of diabetes in a selected group of Bangladeshi subjects. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 800 subjects attending the outdoor in a tertiary healthcare center during the period of September 2009 to September 2010. Fasting, postprandial (2 hours after glucose load) plasma glucose and HbA1c were measured. Diabetes is defined according to HbA1c and plasma glucose. Subjects were classified into three groups according to HbA1c values (HbA1c: =6.5%, HbA1c: 6.0-6.4% and HbA1c: < 6.0%) and also in the diabetics, prediabetics (IGT+IFG) and nondiabetics by plasma glucose. Results of the HbA1c classified subjects were compared with the plasma glucose classified subjects to see the inequity of classification. Results: Inequity of classification occurred for 11.87% of the total subjects with HbA1c =6.5% but impaired (8.25%) and nondiabetic (3.62%) by plasma glucose; for 10.13% of the subjects with HbA1c: 6.0-6.4% but diabetic (3.25%) and nondiabetic (6.88%) by plasma glucose, and for 8.5% of the total subjects with HbA1c <6.0% but diabetic (1.88%) and impaired (6.62%) by plasma glucose. Concordant classification occurred for 69.5% and inequity of classification occurred for 30.5% of the total study subjects. Conclusion: Inequity of classification of diabetes by HbA1c and plasma glucose is remarkable in the study population. Key words: Plasma glucose; glycosylated hemoglobin; diagnostic criteria of diabetes DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v10i4.9502 BJMS 2011; 10 (4): 284-286
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