Abstract
A diabetic screening camp was conducted in villages around Tagore Medical College medical college, Chennai in India. Four simple questions along with one measurement for waist circumference and fasting capillary blood sugar and/or post prandial blood sugar tests in individuals with Indian Diabetic Risk Score (IDRS) ≥60 were employed. Results indicated that IDRS (consisting of factors like age, abdominal obesity, physical activity and family history) predicted the risk of diabetes mellitus with sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 17.6% in individuals with score ≥60 and can be used as an effective tool for screening undiagnosed diabetics in the community.
Highlights
Materials and methodsDiabetes mellitus is one of the leading cause of longA screening camp was conducted by the Department term complications and a major health hazard in a of Medicine, Tagore Medical College, Chennai
Our study shows that Indian Diabetic Risk Score (IDRS) consisting of variables like age, abdominal obesity, physical activity and family history predicted diabetes mellitus with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 17.6% when the score is 60 and above
IDRS is easy to administer and its accuracy helps us to screen the diabetes in a larger population
Summary
Community screening increases the public awareness and highlights the seriousness of the disease and could help in identifying asymptomatic individuals, who can be brought into management and can modify the course and complication of diabetes (Deepa, 2005). It is a simplified risk score for identifying undiagnosed diabetic subjects using four simple parameters like age, waist circumference, family history of diabetes and physical activity. Aims and objectives The objective of the study is to find out the undiagnosed diabetes by using IDRS and to show that the IDRS is a sensitive and specific screening tool to diagnose undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in population around Vandalur.
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