Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pre-diabetes stands as a prominent, independent risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with 5%-10% of individuals with pre-diabetes progressing to T2D annually. The effectiveness of rigorous lifestyle interventions in averting the transition from pre-diabetes to T2D has been substantiated across multiple investigations and populations. Consequently, the clinical imperative of early pre-diabetes detection becomes unequivocal. This study assessed the validity of the recently developed pre-diabetes risk score in Qatar (PRISQ) in a real-world clinical setting.

Research design and methods

We recruited 1021 walk-in participants from 3 different health centres of Qatar's Primary Health Care Corporation. Only adult people without known pre-diabetes or diabe

SUBMITTER: Sallahi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812911 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature