A Review of Diabetes Prediction Equations in African Descent Populations

A Review of Diabetes Prediction Equations in African Descent Populations

Background: Predicting undiagnosed diabetes is a critical step toward addressing the diabetes epidemic in populations of African descent worldwide.Objective: To review characteristics of equations developed, tested, or modified to predict diabetes in African descent populations.Methods: Using PubMed...

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Main Authors: Regine Mugeni, Jessica Y. Aduwo, Sara M. Briker, Thomas Hormenu, Anne E. Sumner, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
African (Black) diaspora
prediction equation
diabetes detection
diabetes risk
African descent population
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00663/full

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