title: Screening for diabetes in Kuwait and evaluation of risk scores.
abstract: This study aimed to develop a simple risk score to identify individuals at high risk for undiagnosed diabetes in the Kuwaiti adult population and to assess the performance of previously published diabetes risk scores. A cross-sectional survey with a sample of 562 Kuwaiti public sector employees was carried out in 2007. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire and a blood glucose test. The overall prevalence of diabetes using American Diabetes Association 2003 criteria was 21.4% (4.1% newly detected). The proposed score had 87% sensitivity and 64% specificity in predicting undetected diabetes using only 4 questions (age, waist circumference, use of blood pressure medication and diabetes in a sibling). Most previously published risk scores were not applicable to this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait, Kuwait.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al Khalaf
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Alhajry
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thalib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015982:Bias; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose