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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 FINDRISC questionnaire results compared to the reference standard.
Sample1FINDRISC2 resultPositive HbA1c n (%)Negative HbA1c n (%)
Total (n = 148)
FINDRISC ≥12Positive68 (72.3)26 (27.7)
Negative21 (38.9)33 (61.1)
FINDRISC ≥15Positive39 (70.9)16 (29.1)
Negative50 (53.8)43 (46.2)
Female (n = 98)
FINDRISC ≥12Positive46 (70.7)19 (29.3)
Negative8 (24.2)25 (75.8)
FINDRISC ≥15Positive32 (72.7)12 (27.3)
Negative22 (40.7)32 (59.3)
Male (n = 50)
FINDRISC ≥12Positive22 (75.9)7 (24.1)
Negative13 (61.9)8 (38.1)
FINDRISC ≥15Positive7 (63.6)4 (36.4)
Negative28 (71.8)11 (28.2)

FINDRISC, Finnish Diabetes Risk Score. HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.

Notes: 1The percentages were calculated by row, based on the total for each FINDRISC category and within each subgroup (total sample, women, and men). 2The cells represent true positives, false positives, false negatives, and true negatives.

Notes: Reference standard: HbA1c ≥6.5%. Data applied to the total sample and stratified by gender, according to the cutoffs of ≥12 and ≥15.

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