dc.contributor.author |
Arnardóttir, Elín |
dc.contributor.author |
Sigurðardóttir, Árún Kristín |
dc.contributor.author |
Graue, Marit |
dc.contributor.author |
Kolltveit, Beate Christin Hope |
dc.contributor.author |
Skinner, Timothy |
dc.date.accessioned |
2024-01-25T01:05:27Z |
dc.date.available |
2024-01-25T01:05:27Z |
dc.date.issued |
2023-08 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Arnardóttir , E , Sigurðardóttir , Á K , Graue , M , Kolltveit , B C H & Skinner , T 2023 , ' Can waist-to-height ratio and health literacy be used in primary care for prioritizing further assessment of people at T2DM risk? ' , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , vol. 20 , no. 16 , 6606 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20166606 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1661-7827 |
dc.identifier.other |
215147280 |
dc.identifier.other |
36d37c33-f39b-4b2d-884f-6381a8e08c01 |
dc.identifier.other |
85168791727 |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4673 |
dc.description |
Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. |
dc.description.abstract |
Background: To identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes. Primary health care needs efficient and noninvasive screening tools to detect individuals in need of follow-up to promote health and well-being. Previous research has shown people with lower levels of health literacy and/or well-being scores are vulnerable but may benefit from intervention and follow-up care. Aims: This cross-sectional study, aimed to identify people at risk for type 2 diabetes by comparing the Finnish Diabetes Risk instrument with the waist-to-height ratio. Further, the difference was examined in health literacy and well-being scale scores in the countryside versus town areas, respectively. Results: In total, 220, aged 18–75 years, participated. Thereof, 13.2% displayed biomarkers at prediabetes level of HbA1c (39–47 mmol/mol); none had undiagnosed diabetes. Of the participants, 73% were overweight or obese. Waist-to-height ratio demonstrated 93.1% of the prediabetes group at moderate to high health risk and 64.4% of the normal group, with an area under the curve of 0.759, sensitivity of 93.3%, and specificity of 63.1%. Residency did not influence prediabetes prevalence, health literacy, or well-being. Conclusion: Waist-to-height ratio and the Finnish Diabetes Risk instrument may be suitable for identifying who need further tests and follow-up care for health promotion in primary care. |
dc.format.extent |
415172 |
dc.format.extent |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 20(16) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
countryside/town |
dc.subject |
prediabetes |
dc.subject |
screening |
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type 2 diabetes |
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well-being |
dc.subject |
Pollution |
dc.subject |
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
dc.subject |
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis |
dc.title |
Can waist-to-height ratio and health literacy be used in primary care for prioritizing further assessment of people at T2DM risk? |
dc.type |
/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article |
dc.description.version |
Peer reviewed |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.3390/ijerph20166606 |
dc.relation.url |
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168791727&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
dc.contributor.department |
Centre of Doctoral Studies |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Nursing |