Why the study?
Does a simple clinical model accurately predict the 7-year risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged adults compared to complex biomarker models?
Population
Middle-aged white adults who had an oral glucose tolerance test at baseline (160 cases of new T2DM).
Comparison
Simple clinical prediction model. vs Personal model and complex clinical models.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 years
Authors
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Simple models suffice for 7-year T2DM risk discrimination in middle-aged adults; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does a simple clinical model accurately predict the 7-year risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged adults compared to complex biomarker models?
A simple clinical model using routine measurements effectively predicts the 7-year risk of type 2 diabetes, with no added benefit from complex biomarkers.
Peter W.F. Wilson (2007) studied this question.
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