The Performance of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) Questionaire for Screening Individuals with Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes and Dysglycaemia in Nigeria
Olamoyegun A. Michael *
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Oluyombo Rotimi
Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Iwuala O. Sandra
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi- Araba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) questionnaire is a non-invasive, cheap, and easy to use screening tool to estimate future risk of diabetes development and detection of asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in other populations. This study aimed to evaluate usefulness of the FINDRISC to assessed future development of T2DM among a high-risk population.
Methods: 750 participants recruited from semi-urban communities aged 18 years and older participated in this cross-sectional study. Data on the FINDRISC and fasting plasma glucose variables were available for each participant. SPSS version 16 was used for analysis and p<0.05 was taken as statistically significant.
Results: The mean age of participants was 61.7±18.5years, 70.6% females and 8.8% were adjudged to have diabetes based on FPG. 103 (13.73%) participants had high-risk score of 15-20, which estimates that 1 in 3 participants would develop diabetes within 10 years. 4 of the participants had very high risk (>20) and all of them were adjudged to have diabetes. There was significant association between diabetes risk score and FPG (p=0.001), SBP (p=0.034) and age (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The FINDRISC seem a useful non-invasive, easy to use, self-administered and practical tool to screen for undetected diabetes and future development of diabetes among high-risk groups in this semi-urban community.
Keywords: Community, FINDRISC, Nigeria, risk assessment, screening, type 2 diabetes