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Evaluation of Indian Diabetic Risk Score for Screening Undiagnosed Diabetes Subjects in the Community


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1 Department of Medicine, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai-600048, India
2 Alliance University, Bangalore-562106, India
3 GLR Laboratories Pvt Ltd, Chennai-600060, India
 

A diabetic screening camp was conducted in villages around Tagore Medical College medical college, Chennai in India. Four simple questions along with one measurement for waist circumference and fasting capillary blood sugar and/or post prandial blood sugar tests in individuals with Indian Diabetic Risk Score (IDRS) ≥60 were employed. Results indicated that IDRS (consisting of factors like age, abdominal obesity, physical activity and family history) predicted the risk of diabetes mellitus with sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 17.6% in individuals with score ≥60 and can be used as an effective tool for screening undiagnosed diabetics in the community.

Keywords

IDRS, Screening Tool, Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus, India
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  • Evaluation of Indian Diabetic Risk Score for Screening Undiagnosed Diabetes Subjects in the Community

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Authors

J. M. Lanord Stanley
Department of Medicine, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai-600048, India
D. Elantamilan
Department of Medicine, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai-600048, India
K. Mohanasundaram
Alliance University, Bangalore-562106, India
T. S. Kumaravel
GLR Laboratories Pvt Ltd, Chennai-600060, India

Abstract


A diabetic screening camp was conducted in villages around Tagore Medical College medical college, Chennai in India. Four simple questions along with one measurement for waist circumference and fasting capillary blood sugar and/or post prandial blood sugar tests in individuals with Indian Diabetic Risk Score (IDRS) ≥60 were employed. Results indicated that IDRS (consisting of factors like age, abdominal obesity, physical activity and family history) predicted the risk of diabetes mellitus with sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 17.6% in individuals with score ≥60 and can be used as an effective tool for screening undiagnosed diabetics in the community.

Keywords


IDRS, Screening Tool, Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus, India

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2012%2Fv5i6%2F30466