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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2026

Knowledge level on prediabetes of family physicians and family medicine resident physicians.

Brian González-Perez, Martín Segura-Chico, Jazmín SantaAna Leon-Barrera, Zaida Guadalupe Melgoza-Pelcastre, Victor Hugo Vázquez-Martínez, Leticia Marroquín-Canales, Verónica Martínez-Lara

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Brian González-PerezFamily Medicine Unit 77, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Martín Segura-ChicoResearch Coordinator, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Jazmín SantaAna Leon-BarreraEducational Research and Faculty Training Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Zaida Guadalupe Melgoza-PelcastreEducation Research and Faculty Training Center, Educational Research and Faculty Training Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Victor Hugo Vázquez-MartínezFamily Medicine Unit Number 33, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Leticia Marroquín-CanalesDepartment of Planning, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Verónica Martínez-LaraFamily Medicine Unit 77, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Background: Prediabetes is a term that defines those people whose blood glucose levels are detected as being below the cut-off point to diagnose type 2 diabetes mellitus, but above what is currently established as "normal." In Mexico, an Mexican Institute of Social Security study reported a prevalence of 7.86% while according to the criteria of the FINDRISC scale, 66.7% of individuals presented a moderate to very high risk of developing diabetes. Determine the knowledge level of Family Physicians and Family Medicine Resident Physicians Regarding Prediabetes. Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, and prospective study. Family Medicine Physicians and Resident Physicians who willingly accepted answering an evaluation on prediabetes through a previously validated instrument by expert personnel, were included. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and quantitative variables are expressed in terms of central tendency and dispersion measurements. Qualitative variables are expressed in percentages. Statistical analysis used IBM© SPSS Results: 159 research subjects with an average age of 36.7 ± 7.9 were included. The 65% ( Conclusions: The knowledge level of family medicine specialists and residents regarding prediabetes is insufficient, underscoring the need for training courses with a preventive focus on prediabetes.

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