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HbA1c (blood sugar)

Polygenic score · Health · 42 variants

HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over recent months. This score estimates your genetic tendency toward higher or lower long-term blood sugar.

Evidence & sources

This polygenic score combines 42 common variants.

A higher score means higher long-term blood sugar.

This score was developed mostly in people of European ancestry (72%), so it may be less accurate for other backgrounds.

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References: PGS Catalog

Educational and informational only, not medical advice.

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