Trends in glucose testing among individuals without diabetes in Ontario between 2010 and 2017: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early identification of people with diabetes or prediabetes enables greater opportunities for glycemic control and management strategies to prevent related complications. To identify gaps in screening for these conditions, we examined population trends in receipt of timely glucose testing overall and in specific clinical subgroups.

Methods

Using linked administrative databases, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of people aged 40 years and older without diabetes at baseline. Our primary outcome was up-to-date glucose testing, defined as having received testing at least once in the 3 years before each index year from 2010 to 2017, using linked administrative databases of people residing in Ontario, Canada. We calculated rates of up-to-date testing by age gro

SUBMITTER: Chu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402266 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature