Omech, BernardMwita, Julius ChachaTshikuka, Jose-GabyTsima, BillyNkomazna, OathokwaAmone-P’Olak, Kennedy2021-11-222021-11-222016Omech, B., Mwita, J. C., Tshikuka, J. G., Tsima, B., Nkomazna, O., & Amone-P’Olak, K. (2016). Validity of the Finnish diabetes risk score for detecting undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among general medical outpatients in Botswana. Journal of diabetes research, 2016.https://hdl.handle.net/123456789/352This was a cross-sectional study designed to assess the validity of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score for detecting undiagnosed type 2 diabetes among general medical outpatients in Botswana. Participants aged ≥20 years without previously diagnosed diabetes were screened by (1) an 8-item Finnish diabetes risk assessment questionnaire and (2) Haemoglobin A1c test. Data from291 participants were analyzed (74.2% were females). The mean age of the participants was 50.1 (SD = ±11) years, and the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes was 42 (14.4%) with no significant differences between the gender (20% versus 12.5%, 𝑃 = 0.26). The area under curve for detecting undiagnosed diabetes was 0.63 (95% CI 0.55–0.72) for the total population, 0.65 (95% CI: 0.56–0.75) for women, and 0.67 (95% CI: 0.52–0.83) formen.The optimal cut-off point for detecting undiagnosed diabetes was 17 (sensitivity = 48% and specificity = 73%) for the total population, 17 (sensitivity = 56% and specificity = 66%) for females, and 13 (sensitivity = 53% and specificity = 77%) for males.The positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 20% and 89.5%, respectively. The findings indicate that the Finnish questionnaire was only modestly effective in predicting undiagnosed diabetes among outpatients in Botswana.enDiabetes RiskType 2 DiabetesArticle