The usefulness and cost of a shorter duration of fasting in workplace screening for glucose intolerance and metabolic syndrome

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Apr;84(1):e6-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.01.005. Epub 2009 Feb 1.

Abstract

For worksite biometric screening, we shortened traditional fasting instructions to 4h. The positive predictive value (PPV) of elevated capillary glucose test results (> or =100mg/dL) for predicting elevated values obtained on repeat testing after an 8h fast was 57%, which rivals the PPV of an 8h fasting glucose.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Fasting / blood*
  • Glucose Intolerance / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / economics*
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Time Factors
  • Workplace*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose