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Risk assessment tools for identifying individuals at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Epidemiologic reviews - 1 Jan 2011
Buijsse Brian, Simmons Rebecca K, Griffin Simon J, Schulze Matthias B
Abstract excerpt
Trials have demonstrated the preventability of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modifications or drugs in people with impaired glucose tolerance. However, alternative ways of identifying people at risk of developing diabetes are required. Multivariate risk scores have been developed for this purpose. This article examines the evidence for performance of diabetes risk scores in adults by 1) systematically...
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