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Published on 3 de agosto de 2026 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2026.07.3195

Diagnostic accuracy of the FINDRISC questionnaire for detecting type 2 diabetes mellitus in an indigenous population from Northeastern Sierra of Puebla, Mexico

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Distribution of glycemic severity in participants with type 2 diabetes and relevant metabolic conditions in participants without type 2 diabetes.
Distribution of glycemic severity among participants with T2D (N = 89)
HbA1c levelTotal (n = 89)Females (n = 54)Males (n = 35)
n (%)n (%)n (%)
6.5 to6.9%30 (33.7)19 (35.2)11 (31.4)
7.0 to7.9%37 (41.6)20 (37.0)17 (48.6)
8.0 to8.9%10 (11.2)7 (13.0)3 (8.6)
≥9.0%12 (13.5)8 (14.8)4 (11.4)
Relevant metabolic conditions in participants without T2D (HbA1c < 6.5%).
VariablesTotal (n = 59)Normal blood glucose (n = 8)Prediabetes (n = 51)
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Nutritional status
Normal weight25 (42.4)2 (25.0)23 (45.1)
Overweight26 (44.1)4 (50.0)22 (43.1)
Obesity8 (13.5)2 (25.0)6 (11.8)
Abdominal adiposity1
Absent11 (18.6)2 (25.0)9 (17.7)
Present48 (81.4)6 (75.0)42 (82.3)

T2D, type 2 diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; cm, centimeters.

Notes: 1Abdominal adiposity: waist circumference ≥ 80 cm in women and ≥ 90 cm in men.

Notes: Participants with T2D: HbA1c ≥ 6.5%; n = 89. Participants without T2D: HbA1c < 6.5%; n = 59.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.