Optimal Prediction of Diabetes

Letters19 November 2002Optimal Prediction of DiabetesMichael P. Stern, MD, Ken Williams, MS, and Steven M. Haffner, MDMichael P. Stern, MDUniversity of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX 78229 (Stern, Williams, Haffner)Search for more papers by this author, Ken Williams, MSUniversity of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX 78229 (Stern, Williams, Haffner)Search for more papers by this author, and Steven M. Haffner, MDUniversity of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX 78229 (Stern, Williams, Haffner)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-10-200211190-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:The Web site www.statcoder.com contains a large collection of physician-support software that can readily be “hot synched” into a personal digital assistant. This Web site was brought to our attention by one of our younger colleagues, who told us that she and others use these programs frequently for patient evaluation and counseling. Among the software programs available on this Web site is the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Guidelines III, which includes the Framingham risk equation, an equation analogous to the one presented in our paper. Also available is an equation for estimating preoperative risk. There is ...Reference1. Stern MP, Fatehi P, Williams K, Haffner SM. Predicting future cardiovascular disease: do we need the oral glucose tolerance test? Diabetes Care. 2002;25:1851-6. [PMID: 12351490] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Michael P. Stern, MD; Ken Williams, MS; Steven M. Haffner, MDAffiliations: University of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX 78229 (Stern, Williams, Haffner) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoIdentification of Persons at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Do We Need the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test? Michael P. Stern , Ken Williams , and Steven M. Haffner Optimal Prediction of Diabetes Greg Bombassei Metrics Cited byThe metabolic syndrome: setting the scene. The cons 19 November 2002Volume 137, Issue 10Page: 856KeywordsCholesterolOral glucose tolerance testTreatment guidelines ePublished: 19 November 2002 Issue Published: 19 November 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...