To Determine the Usefulness of ADA Risk Score to Predict T2dm/Pre Diabetes in South Indian Rural Population
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2019-08
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International Society for Contemporary Medical Research
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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus – so called “epidemic diseaseof the century” has become a serious public health issue. Ourstudy was aimed to determine the effectiveness of ADA riskscoring in the south Indian rural population in predicting prediabetic and diabetic among the study population.Material and methods: This was an observational study todetermine the the effectiveness of ADA risk scoring in southIndian rural population in predicting pre diabetic and diabeticamong study population. In the present study of selectedsubjects were assessed for ADA scoring and HbA1c was done.Results: In the present study, the mean HbA1C of patientwith score less than 5 was 4.7 ± 0.1, mean HbA1C of patientwith score more than or equal to 5 was 6.07 ± 0.02.which wassignificant with a P value of <0.01.Conclusion: In our study we conclude that ADA risk scoringis a good indicator for identifying pre diabetes and type 2diabetes mellitus in our population.
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ADA Score, Pre Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
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G. Prabhu, Poovitha M., Jayasri S. To Determine the Usefulness of ADA Risk Score to Predict T2dm/Pre Diabetes in South Indian Rural Population. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Aug; 6(8): h27-h30