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Trial reportBMC public health2023

Using HbA1c measurements and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score to identify undiagnosed individuals and those at risk of diabetes in primary care.

Elín Arnardóttir, Árún K Sigurðardóttir, Marit Graue, Beate-Christin Hope Kolltveit, Timothy Skinner

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01688359, which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Elín ArnardóttirSchool of Health Sciences University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland. elin@unak.is.
Árún K SigurðardóttirSchool of Health Sciences University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0002-4287-5409
Marit GraueDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-3149-6227
Beate-Christin Hope KolltveitDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-2704-6493
Timothy SkinnerInstitute of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0018-6963

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevalence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide. The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of people in Northern Iceland with prediabetes, at risk of developing T2DM or with manifest undiagnosed T2DM, as this information is lacking in Iceland.

methodsA cross-sectional study. Clients of the three largest primary health care centres in the Health Care Institution of North Iceland (HSN) were invited to participate if fulfilling the following inclusion criteria: a) aged between 18 and 75 years, b) not diagnosed with diabetes, c) speaking and understanding Icelandic or English fluently and d) living in the included service area. Data collection took place via face-to-face interviews between 1 March 2020 and 15 May 2021. Participation included answering the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC), measuring the HbA1c levels and background information.

resultsOf the 220 participants, 65.9% were women. The mean age was 52.1 years (SD ± 14.1) and FINDRISC scores were as follows: 47.3% scored ≤8 points, 37.2% scored between 9 and 14 points, and 15.5% scored between 15 and 26 points. The mean HbA1c levels in mmol/mol, were 35.5 (SD ± 3.9) for men and 34.4 (SD ± 3.4) for women, ranging from 24 to 47. Body mass index ≥30 kg/m

conclusionsThe FINDRISC is a non-invasive and easily applied screening instrument for prediabetes. Used in advance of other more expensive and invasive testing, it can enable earlier intervention by assisting decision making, health promotion actions and prevention of the disease burden within primary health care.

trial registrationThis study is a pre-phase of the registered study "Effectiveness of Nurse-coordinated Follow up Program in Primary Care for People at risk of T2DM" at www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov (NCT01688359). Registered 30 December 2020.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Prediabetic StateAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFinlandGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareRisk FactorsYoung AdultGlycated HemoglobinFINDRISCHbA1c levelsPrediabetesScreeningType 2 diabetes

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PMID36721135
PMCPMC9887861

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