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Variations in Glucose Test Ordering Practices by Diabetes Risk Factors

Florence J. Dallo, Susan C. Weller and Alvah R. Cass
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 249-250; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070221
Florence J. Dallo
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Alvah R. Cass
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    Table 1.

    Faculty and Resident Test Ordering by Risk Factors (n = 51)

    Risk FactorAny Glucose TestFacultyResidents
    FPG/OGTT/A1CPanelNoneFPG/OGTT/A1CPanelNone
    Possible indicators of early disease
        History of pre-diabetes96.177.811.111.172.727.30
        History of GDM90.272.216.711.169.721.29.1
    USPSTF Indicators for Screening
        History of hypertension*66.727.833.338.96.163.630.3
        Dyslipidemia45.127.811.161.118.230.351.5
    Other risk factors for diabetes
        First-degree relative with diabetes84.361.122.216.757.627.315.2
        Minority ethnicity*62.855.622.222.23.051.545.5
        History of vascular disease58.827.833.338.99.148.542.4
        Sedentary lifestyle45.116.716.766.79.142.448.5
        Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2)45.133.311.155.618.227.354.6
        Age ≥45*41.227.811.161.13.039.457.6
        PCOS39.227.811.161.115.224.260.6
    No known diabetes risk factors15.75.67.488.93.016.281.8
    • Values in table represent percentages.

    • * P < .05, a comparison of the faculty versus resident percentages for FPG/OGTT/A1C, metabolic panel, and none.

    • FPG, fasting plasma glucose; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; A1C, hemoglobin A1C; GDM, gestational diabetes; USPSTF, US Preventive Services Task Force; BMI, body mass index; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Florence J. Dallo, Susan C. Weller, Alvah R. Cass
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 249-250; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070221

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