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Table 3 Comparison of Performance of Risk Screening Tools when Applied to the Local Setting

From: Choosing the most appropriate existing type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool for use in the Philippines: a case-control study with an urban Filipino population

Risk Assessment tool Original Publication Applied to the local setting
Sensitivity Specificity Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value Sensitivity Specificity Positive Predictive Value Negative Predictive Value
CANRISK [8] 0.70 0.67 0.35a 0.90 0.86 0.54 0.20 0.92
FINDRISC [9] 0.78 0.67 0.13b 0.99 0.94 0.45 0.20 0.95
ADA [7] 0.79 0.67 0.10c 0.99 0.86 0.48 0.19 0.93
IDRS [10] 0.73 0.60 0.17d 0.95 0.92 0.37 0.19 0.96
Indonesian [11] – – – – 0.89 0.34 0.18 0.96
Filipino [12] – – – – 0.68 0.73 0.27 0.92
  1. Prevalence rate: a20.5%, b5.7%, c2.8%, d15.5%
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