Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement

Ned Calonge, Diana B. Petitti, Thomas G. DeWitt, Allen J. Dietrich, Leon Gordis, Kimberly D. Gregory, Russell Harris, George Isham, Rosanne Leipzig, Michael L. LeFevre, Carol Loveland-Cherry, Lucy N. Marion, Virginia A. Moyer, Judith K. Ockene, George F. Sawaya, Barbara P. Yawn

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Abstract

Description: Updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation about screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. Methods: To estimate the balance of benefits and harms of screening, the USPSTF updated its 2003 evidence review, adding evidence from new trials as well as updates on earlier studies. The review for this current recommendation focused on evidence that early treatment prevented long-term adverse outcomes of diabetes, including cardiovascular events, visual impairment, renal failure, and amputation. Recommendations: Screen for type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic adults with sustained blood pressure (either treated or untreated) greater than 135/80 mm Hg. (B recommendation) Current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine screening in asymptomatic adults with blood pressure of 135/80 mm Hg or lower. (I statement).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)846-854
Number of pages9
JournalAnnals of internal medicine
Volume148
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 3 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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