The FINDRISC questionnaire capacity to predict diabetes mellitus II,arterial hypertension and comorbidity in women from low-and-middle-income countries |
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| Authors: | María García Rodríguez Manuel Romero Saldaña José Manuel Alcaide Leyva Rafael Moreno Rojas Guillermo Molina-Recio |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Bromatology and Food Technology, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain;2. maria@nutre-t.com;5. mgarez@gmail.com;6. Department of Occupational Health and Safety, City Hall of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain;7. Nephrology and Dialysis Service, University Hospital Arnau De Vilanova, Lérida, Spain;8. Department of Nursing, ADENYD-Group NURSE, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain |
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AbstractThe Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) has been implemented to assess diabetes risk. The authors aimed in this study to determine the prediction capacity of FINDRISC for the early detection of cardiovascular diseases in women. A prevalence study was carried out on 441 women of Pueblo Libre (Peru). Anthropometric variables, blood pressure, blood glucose and comorbidity were measured and entered in FINDRISC. 4.8% of the studied women suffered from DM2, 14.3% from AHT, 33% obesity and 8.6% comorbidity. We found that FINDRISC was the best method to discriminate DM, AHT and comorbidity. FINDRISC is an effective non-invasive tool for women from low-and-middle-income countries. |
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