caa a22 4500 39751638X CHVBK 20180308164620.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199512 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/eurpub/5.4.277 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/eurpub/5.4.277 Random capillary whole blood glucose test as a screening test for diabetes mellitus in an elderly population [Elektronische Daten] [QING QLAO, LIISA HIL TUNEN, SIRKKA KEINA¨NEN-KIUKAANNIEMI, KEIJO KOSKI, HEIKKI LUUKINEN, SIRKKA-LIISA KIVELAä] We assessed the adequacy of the random capillary whole blood glucose (RCBG) test as a screening test for estimating the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in an elderly Finnish population (aged 70 years or over). Both the screening test and a standard 2 h oral glucose tolerance test made according to the WHO criteria were administered to all participants. By using a cut-off point of 7.4 mmol/l for men, 7.1 mmol/l for women and 7.2 mmol/l for the total population, the RCBG test determined the prevalence of diabetes accurately. The prevalence determined by the RCBG test was 25.8% (men 21.0% and women 28.6%) and that determined by the 2 h oral glucose tolerance test 26.1% (men 21.7% and women 28.6%). The study also indicated that the RCBG levels elevated with the increase of the severity and duration of diabetes and with the presence of hypertension. The conclusion is that the RCBG test with a proper cut-off point is an optimal test for the estimation of the prevalence of diabetes and that the other properties of the test should be assessed according to the clinical outcomes and later signs of the disease. © Copyright European Journal of Public Health ORIGINAL ARTICLES nationallicence epidemiological survey nationallicence type 2 diabetes nationallicence QLAO QING Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut TUNEN LIISA HIL Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut KEINA¨NEN-KIUKAANNIEMI SIRKKA Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut KOSKI KEIJO Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut LUUKINEN HEIKKI Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut KIVELAä SIRKKA-LIISA Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut The European Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 5/4(1995-12), 277-280 1101-1262 5:4<277 1995 5 eurpub https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/5.4.277 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/5.4.277 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- QLAO QING Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- TUNEN LIISA HIL Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- KEINA¨NEN-KIUKAANNIEMI SIRKKA Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- KOSKI KEIJO Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- LUUKINEN HEIKKI Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- KIVELAä SIRKKA-LIISA Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, University of oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The European Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 5/4(1995-12), 277-280 1101-1262 5:4<277 1995 5 eurpub Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford