The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes Has Not Decreased in Spite of Increased Screening in an Australian Rural Area

Abstract

In the mid-2000s in Australia, national guidelines were introduced to promote diabetes screening in people aged 40+ years. We have tested whether diabetes screening has increased, and the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes has decreased since the introduction of these guidelines. ’Crossroads’ is a repeat cross-sectional study conducted between 2000-2003 (Crossroads-I) and then 2016-2018 (Crossroads-II) in rural Australia (the Goulburn Valley, Victoria). Households visited were randomly selected, and the same households were then revisited in Crossroads-II, alongside proportionately randomly selected new houses. All adult residents are interviewed face to face by trained research assistants. ..