title: Random capillary plasma glucose measurement in the screening of diabetes mellitus in high-risk subjects in Thailand.
abstract: To assess the usefulness of random capillary plasma glucose (RCPG) measurement in screening for diabetes mellitus in high-risk subjects, a RCPG measurement and a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were performed in 684 women and 164 men, aged 16-76 years (mean+/-SD: 41.9+/-11.3 years). Risk factors included family history of diabetes in first degree relatives (53.8%), obesity (BMI > or =27 kg/m(2)) in 37.9%, dyslipidemia (78.4%), hypertension, i.e. BP > or =140/90 mmHg (28.5%), and history of gestational diabetes mellitus (16.6%). According to the 1997 ADA/1998 WHO Consultation criteria for a full OGTT, 118 cases (13.9%) were found to have diabetes. Each of 19 cases with RCPG > or =13.3 mmol/l had diabetes according to OGTT, 4.7% of 427 cases with RCPG<6.1 mmol/l had diabetes. Among 402 subjects with RCPG between 6.1 and <13.3 mmol/l, 19.7% were found to have diabetes. Thus, 446 (52.6%) of 848 subjects would have been saved from OGTT if RCPG was used as a screening test, in comparison to 33.1% if the cutpoints for RCPG (12.2 and 5.5 mmol/l) recommended by WHO Study Group (1985)/WHO Consultation (1998) were applied. Therefore, RCPG measurement is a useful screening test for the screening of diabetes mellitus in high-risk subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Puavilai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kheesukapan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chanprasertyotin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chantraraprasert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suwanvilaikorn
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nitiyanant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deerochochanawong
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Benjasuratwong
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Munsakul
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pongchaiyaikul
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kespechara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Montreewasuwat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005190:Family; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose