Diagnostic accuracy of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) for undiagnosed T2DM in Peruvian population

Globally, there is an increase in the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): the age-standardized prevalence of T2DM has increased from 4.3% to 9.0% among men and from 5.0% to 7.9% among women in the last four decades [1]. T2DM is also responsible for about 2 million deaths every year worldwide [2,3] and USD 825 billion are estimated to be spent in T2DM-related healthcare [1,4].
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research