TITLE:
External validation of Indian diabetes risk score in a rural community of central India
AUTHORS:
Bharati Taksande, Minal Ambade, Rajnish Joshi
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes Mellitus; IDR; Validation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.2 No.1,
February
22,
2012
ABSTRACT: Aim: To find whether the individuals of 45 years and more of rural area who are in higher tertile of Indian Diabetes Risk Score i.e. of IDRS of >60 as compared to those who are in lower tertile i.e. of /+ 60 was externally validated on our rural population. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that the Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) can be reliably applied as effective tool for the mass screening of diabetes in the community.