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The Efficacy of Medical Check-up Programs in Screening Healthy, Asymptomatic Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Source :
- Medical Records; 2023 Supplement, Vol. 5, p27-32, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Aim: Healthy asymptomatic individuals can be screened for various diseases using medical check-up programs. On the other hand, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes (PD), which are common metabolic disorders, are increasing worldwide. In this context, this study aims to determine the prevalence of DM and PD among the asymptomatic participants of a medical check-up program. Material and Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of 440 healthy, asymptomatic volunteers aged 40 years or older who attended a medical check-up program conducted between January and August 2021. Patients with confirmed morbidities or regular medication use and pregnant women were excluded from the study. All study participants underwent physical examination, laboratory test, and sonographic assessment. The study participants were grouped according to their glycemic states, i.e., DM, PD, and normoglycemia (NG). The study's primary outcomes were the prevalence of DM and PD. Results: The prevalence of DM and PD among the study participants was 12.5% (n=55) and 58.9% (n=259), respectively. The number of males was significantly higher in Group DM than in Groups PD and NG (p=0.014). Additionally, Group DM was significantly older than Groups PD and NG (p<0.001). Furthermore, there were significantly more participants in Group DM with high urea, creatinine, uric acid, triglyceride, and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels (p>0.05 for all cases). Conclusion: The prevalence of DM and PD in presumed healthy asymptomatic participants was 12.5% and 58.9%, respectively, indicating unusually high prevalence in this population. In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that it is imperative that presumed healthy individuals are screened within the scope of medical check-up programs and followed closely afterward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PHYSICAL diagnosis
TRIGLYCERIDES
GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
EVALUATION of human services programs
UREA
CROSS-sectional method
ONE-way analysis of variance
MEDICAL screening
DIABETES
LOW density lipoproteins
FISHER exact test
SEX distribution
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
DISEASE prevalence
CHI-squared test
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ROUTINE diagnostic tests
URIC acid
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
DATA analysis software
PREDIABETIC state
CREATININE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26874555
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Medical Records
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173646071
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.37990/medr.1314861