Community-Based Diabetes Screening and Risk Assessment in Rural West Virginia

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Reports on a cross-sectional study to assess diabetes risk among 540 individuals, 18 years or more, from 12 rural counties in West Virginia. A noninvasive survey combined with a glycosylated hemoglobin or A1C blood test was used to identify individuals with prediabetes, or at high risk for diabetes. Discusses the factors contributing to the high rates of diabetes and prediabetes, and the need to effectively lower the risks of diabetes in the state.

Ranjita Misra, Cindy Fitch, David Roberts, Dana Wright

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016

01/2016

Diabetes · Health literacy · Health screening · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · West Virginia