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• 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.