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ArticlePloS one2018

The simultaneous assessment of glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance test does not improve the detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Colombian adults.

Jose Lopez-Lopez, Jennifer Garay, Edwin Wandurraga, Paul A Camacho, Fernando Higuera-Escalante, Daniel Cohen, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05524987 (Addressing HyperteNsion and Diabetes Through Community-Engaged Systems in Puno, Peru), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05524987 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Addressing HyperteNsion and Diabetes Through Community-Engaged Systems in Puno, Peru (ANDES Study)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaRan2023 to 2026Enrolled1,068ConditionsHypertension, DiabetesArmsANDES INTERVENTION
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Observational
  2. Prediabetes in Colombia: Expert Consensus.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jose Lopez-LopezInternal Medicine Residence Program, Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Jennifer GarayInternal Medicine Residence Program, Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Edwin WandurragaEndocrinology Service, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander-Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle (FOSCAL), Floridablanca, Colombia.
Paul A CamachoResearch Department, Fundacion Oftalmologica de Santander (FOSCAL), Floridablanca, Colombia.
Fernando Higuera-EscalanteHiguera Escalante Laboratory, Floridablanca, Colombia.
Daniel CohenResearch Department, Fundacion Oftalmologica de Santander (FOSCAL), Floridablanca, Colombia.
Patricio Lopez-JaramilloResearch Department, Fundacion Oftalmologica de Santander (FOSCAL), Floridablanca, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-9122-8742
Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga · COFoscal Hospital · COUniversidad De Santander · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGuidelines recommend early detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the capacity to identify DM2 in subjects that were screened for DM2 simultaneously with all three of the tests recommended-fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and a 2-hour post 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). METHODS AND

resultsThe present analysis of an anonymous database of 1113 adults from a reference clinical laboratory in Bucaramanga, Colombia, was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional secondary source study. 259 individuals met at least one of the criteria for DM2: FPG ≥ 126mg/dL (7.0mmol/L), HbA1c ≥ 6.5% (48mmol/mol) and OGTT ≥ 200mg/dL (11.1mmol/L). 30 subjects (2.7%) were diabetic according to FPG, 56 subjects (5.0%) by HbA1c and 250 subjects (22.5%) by OGTT. In total 259 subjects (23.3% [IC 95%: 20.7%- 25.8%] were diabetic either by FPG, OGTT or HbA1c. DISCUSSION: The largest number of patients were identified as diabetic with the OGTT. The combination of two or three tests did not increase the detection of new cases of DM2. Our findings suggest that routinely requesting FPG, OGTT and HbA1c at the same time may be inappropriate in at risk individuals, as this approach does not significantly improve the diagnostic capacity compared to using FPG+OGTT and substantially increases the financial burden on the health system, insurers or individual.

Indexed as

Blood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColombiaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FastingFemaleGlucose Tolerance TestHumansMaleMiddle AgedSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobin

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PMID29652881
PMCPMC5898701
OpenAlexW2897800262

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