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ArticleNorth American journal of medical sciences2014

Screening of cardiovascular disease risk in diabetes: questions concerning prediabetes and low-mid income countries.

Phillip Taderera Bwititi, Ezekiel Uba Nwose

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Article in North American journal of medical sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Phillip Taderera BwititiSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
Ezekiel Uba NwoseSchool of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Orange, Australia ; College of Health Sciences, Novena University, Ogume, Nigeria.
Charles Sturt University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prevalence of prediabetes is increasing world-wide and this condition predisposes to substantially increased risk of cardiovascular disease in addition to developing diabetes mellitus (DM). This article debates screening for early identification and intervention of cardiovascular risk in prediabetes. DISCUSSION: Screening methods exist for cardiovascular disease, but the models have diabetes and smoking status as dichotomous variables. A [Yes or No] response in regards to diabetes then ignores dysglycemia in prediabetes individuals who may nevertheless have hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress. Therefore, the sufferers are treated like healthy persons in such screening models. The problem is worse especially in the low - mid income countries where diagnostic services are either inaccessible or unaffordable for comprehensive testing.

conclusionTo improve early intervention of cardiovascular risk in subclinical diabetes, a model that employs a combination of blood glucose level and an index of oxidative damage is imperative to cater for prediabetes.

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Diabetes preventionDysglycaemiaLow-mid income countriesPrediabetesPrimary healthcare

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PMID25006565
PMCPMC4083531
OpenAlexW2038054225

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