Screening the population for diabetes

A Simple Screening Score for Diabetes for the Korean Population

OBJECTIVE We developed and validated a self-assessment score for diabetes risk in Korean adults and compared it with other established screening models. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2001 and 2005 data were used to develop a diabetes screening score. After excluding patients with known diabetes, 9,602 participants aged ≥ 20 ye...

The folly of population screening for type 2 diabetes.

A nationwide population screening program for diabetes in Brazil.

OBJECTIVES In 2001, persons throughout Brazil who were 40 years old or older were invited to participate in community screening for diabetes as part of the Brazilian Ministry of Health's Plan for the Reorganization of Care for Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. This report describes the overall participation rate and positivity rate of the screening campaign, as well as factors associ...

Screening for gestational diabetes.

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Screening for diabetes.

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