Screening for Prediabetes and Diabetes in a National Network of Federally Qualified Health Centers: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2021, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening for prediabetes and diabetes among adults aged 35-70 years with overweight or obesity. Studying dysglycemia screening in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) that serve vulnerable patient populations is needed to understand health equity implications of this recommendation.

Objective

To investigate screening practices among FQHC patients who would be eligible according to the 2021 USPSTF recommendation.

Design

Retrospective cohort study analyzing electronic health records from a national network of 282 FQHC sites.

Participants

We included 183,329 patients without prior evidence of prediabetes or diabetes, who had ≥ 1 office visit from 2018-2020.

Main measures

SUBMITTER: O'Brien MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713898 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature