Glucose Tolerance and Glycohaemoglobin: A Population Study of Male-to-Female Ratios

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Abstract
We have studied blood glucose concentrations 2 h after a 75g glucose load, and glycohaemoglobin as assayed by agar gel electrophoresis, in 1084 subjects over the age of 40 in a community screening survey. There were 16 newly diagnosed diabetic women (2.7%) and 11 men (2.5%). The mean level of 2h blood glucose was 5.62±2.04 mmol/l in women and 5.33±2.14 mmol/l in men (p0.2). Mean levels of glycohaemoglobin were 7.30±1.10% in women and 7.17±1.18% in men (p0.9). Differences in glucose tolerance in this population are related to differences in age and weight. There is no evidence for differences in glycosylation in men and women.