Open AccessDiagnostic validity of the pre-diabetes scale among at-risk rural Iranian adults for screening for pre-diabetes
Author(s) -
Leila Jahangiry,
Tahereh Shamizadeh,
Parvin Sarbakhsh,
Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi,
Koen Ponnet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-020-00568-3
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , youden's j statistic , type 2 diabetes , population , gold standard (test) , receiver operating characteristic , obesity , gerontology , physical therapy , environmental health , endocrinology
An intense increase in pre-diabetes has taken place among the worldwide population each year. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic validity of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) screening questionnaire for identifying pre-diabetes in the Iranian rural population.