Universal capillary screening for chronic autoimmune, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases: feasibility and acceptability of the UNISCREEN study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

UNISCREEN is a general population study aiming at evaluating feasibility and acceptability of universal screening for chronic autoimmune (type 1 diabetes and celiac disease) and metabolic/cardiovascular diseases (dysglycemia, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension) across all age groups using capillary blood sampling by fingerprick to measure disease risk markers.

Methods

UNISCREEN was conducted in the Cantalupo fraction, Cerro Maggiore, Milan, Italy, counting 3,061 inhabitants between 1 and 100 years of age. Participation was voluntary, following a public call. Participants were invited to respond to feasibility and acceptability questionnaires immediately before and after the screening procedures, which included the following: capillary blood drawing for im

SUBMITTER: Angiulli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850345 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature