Effectiveness of the CANRISK tool in the identification of dysglycemia in a Canadian South Asian Population

Effectiveness of the CANRISK tool in the identification of dysglycemia in a Canadian South Asian Population

Introduction: South Asians have a higher than average risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We ascertained the effectiveness of CANRISK, an existing diabetes risk assessment tool, examining its sensitivity and specificity at two different predetermined scoring cut-off points comparing those participan...

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Main Authors: Gina Agarwal, Ying Jiang, Chantal Lemieux, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Yang Mao, Heather Orpana, Maylene Fong, Howard Morrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2018-01-01
Series:Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Subjects:
CANRISK, Type 2 Diabetes, South Asians, risk-assessment, screening, sensitivity and specificity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.38.7/8.03

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