Examine cultural holiday effects on long-term glycemic biomarkers using a lag-time analytical approach in a large hospital dataset.
Key Takeaways
- Analysis covered 300,046 consecutive HbA1c tests from a tertiary hospital dataset
- Median HbA1c rose from 6.0% to 6.1% during the 60-day lagged holiday window
- Increase concentrated in patients under diabetes management and was absent in screening patients