Cross-Sectional Validation of Diabetes Risk Scores for Predicting Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and Chronic Kidney Disease in Taiwanese

OBJECTIVE To validate the performance of current diabetes risk scores (DRSs) based on simple clinical information in detecting type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome (MetSyn), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The performance of 10 DRSs was evaluated in a cross-sectional population screening of 2,759 Taiwanese subjects. RESULTS All DRSs significantly correlated with measures of insulin resistance, estimated glomerular...