Identifying persons at risk for developing type 2 diabetes in a concentrated population of high risk ethnicities in Canada using a risk assessment questionnaire and point-of-care capillary blood HbA1c measurement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Amidst the growing health care burden created by diabetes, this study aimed to assess the utility of a prediabetes/type 2 diabetes risk questionnaire in high risk ethnic communities in Toronto Canada.

Methods

Participants (n = 691) provided questionnaire responses and capillary blood tests collected via fingerstick and results were analysed for HbA1c using the Bio-Rad in2it point-of-care device. The Bland-Altman method was used to compare point-of-care HbA1c analysis (Bio-Rad, boronate affinity chromatography) to that using high performance liquid chromatography. ANOVA and linear regression were performed to investigate the relationship between questionnaire and blood data.

Results

Mean (± SD) HbA1c was 5.99% ± 0.84 and the Bland-Altman analysis revealed no

SUBMITTER: Rowan CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4168061 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature