Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study

Introduction Pre-diabetes stands as a prominent, independent risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with 5%–10% of individuals with pre-diabetes progressing to T2D annually. The effectiveness of rigorous lifestyle interventions in averting the transition from pre-diabetes to T2D has bee...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ahmed Syed, Narjiss Sallahi, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Halima None Bensmail, Abdelilah Arredouani
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000957.full
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author Mohamed Ahmed Syed
Narjiss Sallahi
Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel
Halima None Bensmail
Abdelilah Arredouani
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Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel
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Abdelilah Arredouani
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description Introduction Pre-diabetes stands as a prominent, independent risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with 5%–10% of individuals with pre-diabetes progressing to T2D annually. The effectiveness of rigorous lifestyle interventions in averting the transition from pre-diabetes to T2D has been substantiated across multiple investigations and populations. Consequently, the clinical imperative of early pre-diabetes detection becomes unequivocal. This study assessed the validity of the recently developed pre-diabetes risk score in Qatar (PRISQ) in a real-world clinical setting.Research design and methods We recruited 1021 walk-in participants from 3 different health centres of Qatar’s Primary Health Care Corporation. Only adult people without known pre-diabetes or diabetes were included in the study. Along with blood collected for the haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test to confirm pre-diabetes, we recorded the age, gender, weight, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, nationality, smoking state and family history of diabetes. Negative predictive value, positive predictive value, sensitivity and specificity of PRISQ were computed.Results Of the 1021 participants, 797 agreed to provide blood. HbA1c test revealed that 21.9% of the 797 subjects had pre-diabetes (HbA1c between 5.7% and 6.5%) while 3.3% had undiagnosed diabetes (HbA1c≥ 6.5%). Using a PRISQ cut-off of 16, PRISQ sensitivity exceeded 90% in all subgroups of individuals aged 40 years and above, regardless of ethnicity. We did not see any significant improvement in PRISQ sensitivity when we considered the family history of diabetes.Conclusions We confirmed a good PRISQ diagnostic rate for pre-diabetes from a representative sample of the Qatar population recruited in a real-world clinical setting. PRISQ can potentially play a significant role in curbing the T2D epidemic sweeping Qatar and beyond.
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spelling doaj-art-53bbd061b0bd4da29b2367b9ab20f9e12025-01-29T04:15:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Public Health2753-42942024-04-012110.1136/bmjph-2024-000957Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional studyMohamed Ahmed Syed0Narjiss Sallahi1Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel2Halima None Bensmail3Abdelilah Arredouani4Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, QatarPrimary Health Care Corporation, Doha, QatarPrimary Health Care Corporation, Doha, QatarData Analytics, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Doha, QatarQatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, QatarIntroduction Pre-diabetes stands as a prominent, independent risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D), with 5%–10% of individuals with pre-diabetes progressing to T2D annually. The effectiveness of rigorous lifestyle interventions in averting the transition from pre-diabetes to T2D has been substantiated across multiple investigations and populations. Consequently, the clinical imperative of early pre-diabetes detection becomes unequivocal. This study assessed the validity of the recently developed pre-diabetes risk score in Qatar (PRISQ) in a real-world clinical setting.Research design and methods We recruited 1021 walk-in participants from 3 different health centres of Qatar’s Primary Health Care Corporation. Only adult people without known pre-diabetes or diabetes were included in the study. Along with blood collected for the haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test to confirm pre-diabetes, we recorded the age, gender, weight, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, nationality, smoking state and family history of diabetes. Negative predictive value, positive predictive value, sensitivity and specificity of PRISQ were computed.Results Of the 1021 participants, 797 agreed to provide blood. HbA1c test revealed that 21.9% of the 797 subjects had pre-diabetes (HbA1c between 5.7% and 6.5%) while 3.3% had undiagnosed diabetes (HbA1c≥ 6.5%). Using a PRISQ cut-off of 16, PRISQ sensitivity exceeded 90% in all subgroups of individuals aged 40 years and above, regardless of ethnicity. We did not see any significant improvement in PRISQ sensitivity when we considered the family history of diabetes.Conclusions We confirmed a good PRISQ diagnostic rate for pre-diabetes from a representative sample of the Qatar population recruited in a real-world clinical setting. PRISQ can potentially play a significant role in curbing the T2D epidemic sweeping Qatar and beyond.https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000957.full
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BMJ Public Health
title Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study
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title_short Real-world clinical validation of the Qatar pre-diabetes risk score: a cross-sectional study
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