Validation of a type 2 diabetes screening tool in rural Honduras.
Diabetes Care
; 33(2): 275-7, 2010 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19918008
OBJECTIVE: To validate a low-cost tool for identifying diabetic patients in rural areas of Latin America. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A regression equation incorporating postprandial time and a random plasma glucose was used to screen 800 adults in Honduras. Patients with a probability of diabetes of > or =20% were asked to return for a fasting plasma glucose (FPG). A random fifth of those with a screener-based probability of diabetes <20% were also asked to return for follow-up. The gold standard was an FPG > or =126 mg/dl. RESULTS: The screener had very good test characteristics (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.89). Using the screening criterion of > or =0.42, the equation had a sensitivity of 74.1% and specificity of 97.2%. CONCLUSIONS: This screener is a valid measure of diabetes risk in Honduras and could be used to identify diabetic patients in poor clinics in Latin America.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Honduras
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diabetes Care
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos