Musalem Younes C
Mexico
Research Article
EZSCAN as a Screening Tool for Prediabetes and Diabetes in a Large Mexican Population
Author(s): Sanchez Hernandez OE, Papacostas-Quintanilla H, Vilier A, Calvet JH, Jiménez Osorio A, Sánchez Trampe BI, Musalem Younes C and Rodriguez-Arellano MESanchez Hernandez OE, Papacostas-Quintanilla H, Vilier A, Calvet JH, Jiménez Osorio A, Sánchez Trampe BI, Musalem Younes C and Rodriguez-Arellano ME
Objective: Autonomic neuropathy especially small C-Fibers innervating sweat glands is common in diabetes and occurs in pre-diabetes. EZSCAN, a new and non-invasive device that precisely assesses sudomotor function was evaluated as a screening tool for pre-diabetes and diabetes in a large Mexican population.
Methods: The study was performed in Hospital Regional “Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos” ISSSTE center. Subjects were classified as pre-diabetic or diabetic according to ADA criteria for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1C. EZSCAN test was performed and subjects were classified as no risk, moderate risk or high risk and its performance as a screening tool was assessed through ROC curve analysis.
Results: Among the 1414 subjects involved in the study 357 had pre-diabetes and 64 had diabete.. View More»
