Prevalence of Undiagnosed Type-2-Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Fasting Glucose in German Primary Care: Data from the German Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk Project (GEMCAS)

Abstract

Approximately 15.7% of individuals in Germany consulting a primary care physician are affected from either diabetes (known and unknown) or impaired fasting glucose and face a substantially elevated cardiovascular risk score. This study demonstrated that using a simplified blood glucose screening algorithm considering risk markers like higher age, male gender, low HDL-cholesterol, high triglycerides and a family history of diabetes may well serve as a suitable screening approach for undiagnosed diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in primary care practice.