Validation of DIABSCORE in screening for Type 2 Diabetes and prediabetes in Tunisian population.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To perform a validation of DIABSCORE in a sample of Tunisian adults and find out the optimal cut-off point for screening of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and prediabetes.

Methods

225 adults 18-75 years and a subgroup of 138 adults (18-54 years), with undiagnosed T2D from the region of Cap-Bon, Tunisia were included in the present study. The DIABSCORE was calculated based on: age, waist/height ratio, family history of T2D and gestational diabetes. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves and areas under curve (AUC) were obtained. The T2D and prediabetes prevalences odds ratios (OR) between patients exposed and not exposed to DIABSCORE≥90 and DIABSCORE≥80, respectively were calculated in both age ranges.

Results

For screening of T2D the best value was DIABSCORE = 90

SUBMITTER: Gannar F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093602 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature