Person—glycated haemoglobin level, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Glycated haemoglobin level |
Synonymous names: | HbA1c level |
METEOR identifier: | 785962 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Standard 18/12/2023 |
Definition: | A person's glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—glycated haemoglobin level |
Value Domain: | Glycated haemoglobin level code N |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Prior to 2013, glycated haemoglobin levels were usually recorded as a percentage in Australia. However, the International HbA1c Consensus Committee recommends that the best way to record glycated haemoglobin levels is in mmol/mol. This recommendation was supported by the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, the Australian Diabetes Educators Association, and the Australian Diabetes Society. Following this, HbA1c results are now being recorded in two ways in clinical systems; as a percentage and as mmol/mol. HbA1c results should be reported for all clients, regardless of the manner in which their HbA1c is recorded. |
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Comments: | Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is an index of average blood glucose level for the previous 2 to 3 months and is used to monitor blood sugar control in people with diabetes. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person—glycosylated haemoglobin level, code N Health, Standard 13/03/2015 Indigenous, Superseded 18/12/2023 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific primary health care NBEDS December 2023 Indigenous, Standard 25/02/2024 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 Implementation end date: 31/12/2023 Conditional obligation: Reporting against this data element is conditional on a person having both:
DSS specific information: In the ATSISPHC NBEDS 'type 2 diabetes' specifically excludes type 1 diabetes, secondary diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), previous GDM, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance. Data are provided to the AIHW twice, for glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) measurement results recorded within the previous 6 months and within the previous 12 months (up to the census date.) Data relating to only the most recently recorded result are provided to the AIHW. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific primary health care NBEDS June 2024 Indigenous, Qualified 17/04/2024 Implementation start date: 01/01/2024 Implementation end date: 30/06/2024 Conditional obligation: Reporting against this data element is conditional on a person having both:
DSS specific information: In the ATSISPHC NBEDS 'type 2 diabetes' specifically excludes type 1 diabetes, secondary diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), previous GDM, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance. Data are provided to the AIHW twice, for glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) measurement results recorded within the previous 6 months and within the previous 12 months (up to the census date.) Data relating to only the most recently recorded result are provided to the AIHW. Indigenous-specific primary health care NBEDS June 2023 Indigenous, Superseded 25/02/2024 Implementation start date: 01/01/2023 Implementation end date: 30/06/2023 Conditional obligation: Reporting against this data element is conditional on a person having both:
DSS specific information: In the ISPHC NBEDS 'type 2 diabetes' specifically excludes type 1 diabetes, secondary diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), previous GDM, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance. Data are provided to the AIHW twice, for glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) measurement results recorded within the previous 6 months and within the previous 12 months (up to the census date.) Data relating to only the most recently recorded result are provided to the AIHW. |
Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
First Nations-specific primary health care: PI06a-Number of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes who have an HbA1c measurement result within a specified level, December 2023 Indigenous, Standard 25/02/2024 First Nations-specific primary health care: PI06a-Number of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes who have an HbA1c measurement result within a specified level, June 2024 Indigenous, Qualified 17/04/2024 First Nations-specific primary health care: PI06b-Proportion of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes who have an HbA1c measurement result within a specified level, December 2023 Indigenous, Standard 25/02/2024 First Nations-specific primary health care: PI06b-Proportion of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes who have an HbA1c measurement result within a specified level, June 2024 Indigenous, Qualified 17/04/2024 |