A New and Simple Questionnaire to Identify People at Increased Risk for Undiagnosed Diabetes

摘要: OBJECTIVE To develop a simple questionnaire to prospectively identify individuals at increased risk for undiagnosed diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS People with newly diagnosed diabetes ( n = 164) identified in the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey those neither nor history of physician-diagnosed 3,220) were studied. Major historical factors non-insulin-dependent defined, classification trees developed people higher previously diabetes. The sensitivity, specificity, predictive value described compared an existing questionnaire. RESULTS selected tree incorporated age, sex, delivery macrosomic infant, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, family In representative sample U.S. population, sensitivity was 79%, specificity 65%, positive 10%. CONCLUSIONS This performed significantly better than should serve as simple, noninvasive, potentially cost-effective tool diagnosing