Hooi Min Lim1, Yook Chin Chia2, Zhong Lin Koay3. 1. Department of Primary Care Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: limhooimin@gmail.com. 2. Department of Primary Care Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Medical Sciences, School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: ycchia@sunway.edu.my. 3. Department of Primary Care Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: zhonglin@ummc.edu.my.
Abstract
AIMS: To evaluate the performance of FINDRISC and ModAsian FINDRISC for the screening of undiagnosed diabetes and dysglycaemia in primary care. To compare the performance of FINDRISC with the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 293 patients without a prior history of diabetes at a primary care clinic in Malaysia. Questions on body mass index and waist circumference were modified based on the Asian standard in ModAsian FINDRISC. Haemoglobin A1c of ≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol) was used to diagnose diabetes. Areas under the receiver operating curve (ROC-AUC) for FINDRISC and ModAsian FINDRISC were analyzed. RESULTS: The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was 7.5% and prediabetes was 32.8%. The ROC-AUC of FINDRISC was 0.76 (undiagnosed diabetes) and 0.79 (dysglycaemia). There was no statistical difference between FINDRISC and ModAsian FINDRISC. The recommended optimal FINDRISC cut-off point for undiagnosed diabetes was ≥11 (Sensitivity 86.4%, Specificity 48.7%). FINDRISC ≥11 point has higher sensitivity compared to USPSTF criteria (72.7%) and higher specificity compared to the ADA (9.6%). CONCLUSIONS: FINDRISC is a useful diabetes screening tool to identify those at risk of diabetes in primary care in Malaysia.
AIMS: To evaluate the performance of FINDRISC and ModAsian FINDRISC for the screening of undiagnosed diabetes and dysglycaemia in primary care. To compare the performance of FINDRISC with the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 293 patients without a prior history of diabetes at a primary care clinic in Malaysia. Questions on body mass index and waist circumference were modified based on the Asian standard in ModAsian FINDRISC. Haemoglobin A1c of ≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol) was used to diagnose diabetes. Areas under the receiver operating curve (ROC-AUC) for FINDRISC and ModAsian FINDRISC were analyzed. RESULTS: The prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was 7.5% and prediabetes was 32.8%. The ROC-AUC of FINDRISC was 0.76 (undiagnosed diabetes) and 0.79 (dysglycaemia). There was no statistical difference between FINDRISC and ModAsian FINDRISC. The recommended optimal FINDRISC cut-off point for undiagnosed diabetes was ≥11 (Sensitivity 86.4%, Specificity 48.7%). FINDRISC ≥11 point has higher sensitivity compared to USPSTF criteria (72.7%) and higher specificity compared to the ADA (9.6%). CONCLUSIONS: FINDRISC is a useful diabetes screening tool to identify those at risk of diabetes in primary care in Malaysia.
Authors: Margarita Ortiz-Martínez; Mirna González-González; Alexandro J Martagón; Victoria Hlavinka; Richard C Willson; Marco Rito-Palomares Journal: Curr Diab Rep Date: 2022-03-10 Impact factor: 5.430