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Validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for Detecting Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes among General Medical Outpatients in Botswana
Joint Authors
Tshikuka, Jose Gaby
Mwita, Julius Chacha
Tsima, Billy
Nkomazna, Oathokwa
Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy
Omech, Bernard
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This was a cross-sectional study designed to assess the validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for detecting undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among general medical outpatients in Botswana.
Participants aged ≥20 years without previously diagnosed diabetes were screened by (1) an 8-item Finnish diabetes risk assessment questionnaire and (2) Haemoglobin A1c test.
Data from 291 participants were analyzed (74.2% were females).
The mean age of the participants was 50.1 (SD = ±11) years, and the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was 42 (14.4%) with no significant differences between the gender (20% versus 12.5%, P = 0.26 ).
The area under curve for detecting undiagnosed diabetes was 0.63 (95% CI 0.55–0.72) for the total population, 0.65 (95% CI: 0.56–0.75) for women, and 0.67 (95% CI: 0.52–0.83) for men.
The optimal cut-off point for detecting undiagnosed diabetes was 17 (sensitivity = 48% and specificity = 73%) for the total population, 17 (sensitivity = 56% and specificity = 66%) for females, and 13 (sensitivity = 53% and specificity = 77%) for males.
The positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 20% and 89.5%, respectively.
The findings indicate that the Finnish questionnaire was only modestly effective in predicting undiagnosed diabetes among outpatients in Botswana.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Omech, Bernard& Mwita, Julius Chacha& Tshikuka, Jose Gaby& Tsima, Billy& Nkomazna, Oathokwa& Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy. 2016. Validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for Detecting Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes among General Medical Outpatients in Botswana. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108138
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Omech, Bernard…[et al.]. Validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for Detecting Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes among General Medical Outpatients in Botswana. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108138
American Medical Association (AMA)
Omech, Bernard& Mwita, Julius Chacha& Tshikuka, Jose Gaby& Tsima, Billy& Nkomazna, Oathokwa& Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy. Validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for Detecting Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes among General Medical Outpatients in Botswana. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108138
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108138