A comparison of three different diabetes screening methods among dental patients in Turkey. | [Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences • 2014]

Author(s):

1. Rahsan Cevik Akyil: Assistant Professor, Adnan Menderes University, Soke Health High School, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Aydin, Turkey

2. Ozkan Miloglu: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Ataturk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Erzurum, Turkey

3. Nermin Olgun: Acibadem University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

4. Ibrahim Sevki Bayrakdar: Research Assistant, Dept. of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Ataturk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Erzurum, Turkey

Abstract:

Objective: This study was conducted to describe the frequency of diabetes in dental patients, and to compare three different screening methods: the random finger plasma glucose (RFPG) test, the Finnish diabetes risk score (FINDRISC) survey and a special clinical guideline developed for dental patients. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative. The data were collected between August 2011 and February 2012. A total of 702 dental patients participated in this study. The screening tools were RFPG, FINDRISC and a clinical guideline. Data were analyzed using the Chi-squared test, the t test, analysis of variance, and the Pearson correlation test. Results: The frequency of diabetes was 8.3% for the participants. The prevalence of participants at risk for undiagnosed diabetes was 20.1% according to the RFPG test, 29.9% according to the FINDRISC, and 29.8% according to the clinical guideline. Correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation between the screening methods (p Conclusion: The overall frequency of diabetes was 8.3%. It was found that the three screening methods used in this study were statistically similar. However, FINDRISC and clinical guideline as the questionnaire screening tools indicated a little larger group than RFPG with respect to diabetes risk.

Page(s): 65-69

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Year: 2014

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