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Expanding role of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation - Indian Diabetes Risk Score in clinical practice

Viswanathan Mohan et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

The Indian Diabetes Risk Score was initially developed by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF-IDRS) to help detect undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in the community. Soon it was found that the MDRF-IDRS could also help to predict incident diabetes, metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease (CAD), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as well as sleep disorders in the community. It helps to differentiate T2DM from non-T2DM. Finally, it also helps to identify those with CAD, peripheral vascular disease and neuropathy among those with T2DM. Thus, the MDRF-IDRS is a simple, virtually 'no cost' tool which is useful in several clinical and epidemiological settings.

Keywords: Asian Indians; South Asians; coronary artery disease; diabetes risk score; metabolic syndrome; neuropathy; type 2 diabetes.

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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome with increasing MDRF-Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) in subjects with normal glucose tolerance (*P value <0.001 compared with low risk. †P value <0.001 compared with medium risk)

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The multiple applications of the MDRF-IDRS

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