ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2019
FINDRISC Modified for Latin America as a Screening Tool for Persons with Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
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- FINDRISC in Latin America: a systematic review of diagnosis and prognosis models.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2020Pooled it
- Risk scores for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Latin America: a systematic review of population-based studies.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2019Pooled it
- FINDRISC modified for Cuba as a tool for the detection of prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes in cuban population.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica · 2025Article
- Can social media encourage diabetes self-screenings? A randomized controlled trial with Indonesian Facebook users.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
- Low muscle mass index is associated with type 2 diabetes risk in a Latin-American population: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- ModAsian FINDRISC as a Screening Tool for People with Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Vietnam: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Current State of Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Latin America: Challenges and Innovative Solutions to Improve Health Outcomes Across the Continent.Current diabetes reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) includes anthropometric, metabolic, and lifestyle factors that predict type 2 diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to evaluate the FINDRISC modified for Latin America (LA-FINDRISC) as a screening tool for persons with impaired glucose metabolism in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
methodsSubjects aged between 18 and 70 years of both sexes without known diabetes were invited to participate. After informed consent, they were screened with the LA-FINDRISC questionnaire and then given an oral glucose tolerance test, using the American Diabetes Association criteria for diagnosis. To obtain the cutoff point of LA-FINDRISC for predicting impaired glucose regulation, a receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed.
resultsA total of 200 subjects were evaluated, 64.5% female, with a mean age of 35.20 ± 13.84 years. Of these, 158 (79%) did not present with carbohydrate metabolism disorder, while 42 (21%) did. Age (p = 0.0001), body mass index (p = 0.011), and waist circumference (p = 0.031) were significantly higher in subjects with impaired glucose regulation when compared to those without it. There were a significantly greater number of sedentary (p = 0.039) and hypertensive subjects (p = 0.0001), as well as those with a history of glucose >100 mg/dL (p = 0.0001), in the impaired glucose metabolism group. A cutoff LA-FINDRISC of 14 points predicted a high risk of impaired glucose regulation with a sensitivity of 45.2% and a specificity of 89.9%.
conclusionA LA-FINDRISC >14 points had low sensitivity but high specificity for predicting carbohydrate metabolism disorders in this group of patients from Ciudad Bolívar.
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