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Risk assessment tools for identifying individuals at risk of developing type 2 diabetes

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Buijsse, B., Simmons, R. K., Griffin, S. J., Schulze, M. B.·2011·Epidemiologic Reviews

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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 reviewing the literature on available scores and 2) their validation in external populations; and 3) exploring methodological issues surrounding the development, validation, and comparison of risk scores. Risk scores show overall good discriminatory ability in populations for whom they were developed. However, discriminatory performance is more heterogeneous and generally weaker in external populations, which suggests that risk scores may need to be validated within the population in which they are intended to be used. Whether risk scores enable accurate estimation of absolute risk remains unknown; thus, care is needed when using scores to communicate absolute diabetes risk to individuals. Several risk scores predict diabetes risk based on routine noninvasive measures or on data from questionnaires. Biochemical measures, in particular fasting plasma glucose, can improve prediction of such models. On the other hand, usefulness of genetic profiling currently appears limited.

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  • Risk scores for incident diabetes based on a combination of non-invasive or blood-based risk factors are under development to identify individuals at high risk of developing diabetes.

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Authors
Buijsse, B., Simmons, R. K., Griffin, S. J., & Schulze, M. B.
Affiliations
German Institute of Human Nutrition (DE)
Corresponding author
Schulze, M. B.
Venue
Epidemiologic Reviews
Published
2011-05-27
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
46-62
ISSN
  • 0193-936X (ISSN-L)
  • 1478-6729
OpenAlex
W2113648435
Cited by
297
References
130
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4.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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cc-by-nc
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  • Epidemiologic Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (RP-PG-0606-1259)
  • European Commission (LSHM_CT_2006_037197)
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, diabetes risk score, risk prediction, impaired glucose tolerance, external validation, discriminatory ability, absolute risk estimation, fasting blood glucose, genetic profiling, diabetes prevention, risk communication
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Predictive Value of Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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