Research Article
Trends in Method of Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results from SHIELD
Table 2
Method of diagnosis for type 2 diabetes mellitus among SHIELD respondents.
| | Method of diagnosis | All respondents with type 2 diabetes mellitus
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus selecting only one method of diagnosis† |
| |
Routine screening, % |
63.0 |
35.5 | | Testing after symptoms, % |
49.4 |
20.3 | |
Testing after treatment for another health problem, % |
20.6 |
5.6 |
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†percentages do not add to 100% since some respondents chose “other” or “home testing” as their method of diagnosis.
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