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Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs adjusted for age, ethnicity, smoking, and sex were estimated using Cox regression.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS\u2014There were 47,904 participants (71% Ma\u0302ori, 12% Pacific, 5% Asian, and 12% other). A1C measurements were categorized as &amp;lt;4.0% (n = 142), 4.0 to &amp;lt;5.0% (reference category; n = 12,867), 5.0 to &amp;lt;6.0% (n = 30,222), 6.0 to &amp;lt;7.0% (n = 2,669), and \u22657.0% (n = 1,596); there were also 408 participants with a previous diabetes diagnosis. During the follow-up period, 815 individuals died. In those without a prior diabetes diagnosis, there were steadily increasing HRs from the A1C reference category to the highest category (\u22657.0%; HR 2.36 [95% CI 1.72\u20133.25]). As well as all-cause mortality, A1C was associated with mortality from diseases of the circulatory system; endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, and immunity disorders; and other and unknown causes. Mortality was also elevated in those with a prior diabetes diagnosis (5.19 [3.67\u20137.35]), but this was only partially explained by their elevated A1C levels.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS\u2014This is the largest study to date of A1C levels and subsequent mortality risk. 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