Bent K N, Shuster G F, Hurley J S, Frye D, Loflin P, Brubaker C
Health Facilities Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, University of Colorado School of Nursing, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 1998 Dec;15(6):415-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00368.x.
Diabetes affects 6% of the national population, yet approximately 50% of persons with diabetes remain undiagnosed and receive no treatment. In specific populations, Acanthosis Nigricans (AN) may serve as an early clinical proxy marker of increased risk of type II diabetes. The results of this pilot project to screen selected school age students in New Mexico for AN indicate that a large number of these students may be at increased risk for developing type II diabetes as young adults. The future burden of diabetes on individuals, families, communities, and health care systems may be greater than previously recognized.
糖尿病影响着该国6%的人口，但约50%的糖尿病患者仍未被诊断出来，也未接受任何治疗。在特定人群中，黑棘皮症（AN）可能是II型糖尿病风险增加的早期临床替代指标。这项在新墨西哥州对选定学龄学生进行黑棘皮症筛查的试点项目结果表明，这些学生中有很大一部分人成年后患II型糖尿病的风险可能会增加。糖尿病未来对个人、家庭、社区和医疗保健系统造成的负担可能比之前认识到的更大。
