Diabetes mellitus risk in post-myocardial infarction patients: Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) versus self-assessment—a cross sectional study
Authors' conclusion
This study contributes to the understanding of diabetes risk perception in AMI patients and highlights the need for improving diabetes risk awareness through targeted education and healthcare communication interventions. These efforts can help patients understand their health risks, which improves health outcomes and preventive care.
Study context
- Population
- Post-AMI patients without previously diagnosed diabetes, Myocardial Infarction Registry in Augsburg, Germany; postal follow-up questionnaire after hospital dischargecompleted questionnaire
- Participants
- 466 patients
- Exposure
- Self-assessed vs FINDRISC-calculated diabetes risk
- Outcome
- Proportion of post-AMI patients correctly estimating their diabetes risk compared with the FINDRISC-calculated risk
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Underestimation of diabetes risk
AMI population underestimating their diabetes risk
58%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Determinants of risk underestimation (multivariable logistic regression)
- Underestimation significantly associated with older age, higher body mass index (BMI), greater waist circumference, elevated blood glucose, antihypertensive medication use and family history of diabetes
- Higher education contributed to more accurate risk perception
Original publication
Diabetes mellitus risk in post-myocardial infarction patients: FINDRISC versus self-assessment—a cross sectional study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Published 18 January 2025. doi:10.
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