Use of glucometer and fasting blood glucose as screening tools for diabetes mellitus type 2 and glycated haemoglobin as clinical reference in rural community primary care settings of a middle income country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15354342 |
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| Authors | Benja Muktabhant (0000-0002-4872-8995, Khon Kaen University, corresponding author), Pattara Sanchaisuriya (Khon Kaen University), Pongdech Sarakarn (0000-0002-0549-9993, Khon Kaen University), Worawitaya Tawityanon (Lampang Hospital), Mantana Trakulwong (Lampang Hospital), Songsri Worawat (Lampang Hospital), Frank Peter Schelp (0000-0002-3493-8174, Khon Kaen University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 349-349 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-349 |
| PMID | 22583817 |
| PMCID | PMC3403882 |
| OpenAlex | W1984910516 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
The low sensitivity indicates that using fasting CBG or VPG as a screening tool in the field results in a high proportion of diseased individuals remaining undetected. The equally low positive predictive values (below 60%) indicate a high working load for the curative sector in investigating suspected T2DM cases to determine whether they are truly diseased or false positive cases according to the screening method. Further implications of the results and the controversial discussion related to the use of HbA1c as clinical evidence for suffering from T2DM are also discussed
Asymptomatic · Christian ministry · Diabetes mellitus · Glycated haemoglobin · Pathology · Point-of-care testing · Public health · Type 2 diabetes · Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus · Diabetes Management and Education · Diabetes Management and Research · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Medicine · Endocrinology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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