title: Screening for diabetes in an African American community: identifying characteristics associated with abnormal blood glucose readings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify characteristics associated with abnormal blood glucose readings among African Americans and to determine the potential value of a more targeted approach to community-based screenings for type 2 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 7113 participants with no previous diagnosis of diabetes at mobile screening events in Detroit, Michigan. Data collected included gender, race, age, self-reported height and weight, total diabetes risk score, blood pressure, and random capillary blood glucose.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly 9% of participants had abnormal random plasma glucose readings (RPG>or=160 mg/dL). Results indicated that higher age, elevated blood pressure, and body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with abnormal glucose readings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that community-based screenings for diabetes that are targeted to adults aged more than 50 years who have high blood pressure or a BMI of at least 25 may enhance detection of abnormal glucose levels among African Americans.
authors.affiliation: Institute on Multicultural Health, Department of Family Medicine, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Community Health Education and Wellness, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Darcy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saffar
authors.forename: Denise White
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Alissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapke
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahan
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milberger
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Kimberlydawn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wisdom
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose