Validation of a Type 2 Diabetes Screening Tool in Rural Honduras
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Validation of a Type 2 Diabetes Screening Tool in Rural Honduras
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 wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1021