TY - JOUR T1 - Early opportunistic screening was cost effective in young adults with type 2 diabetes JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 91 LP - 91 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.3.91 VL - 2 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/3/91.abstract N2 - Cdc Diabetes Cost-Effectiveness Study Group.The cost-effectiveness of screening for type 2 diabetes. JAMA1998 Nov 25;280:1757–63.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Is opportunistic screening for early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes cost effective? Cost effectiveness analysis using a semi-Markov Monte Carlo simulation model.A single payer healthcare system in the US.A hypothetical cohort of people ≥25 years of age without clinically diagnosed diabetes was used (screening module). For 10 000 individuals with diabetes in this cohort, the model simulated the development and progression of major complications of the disease (disease progression module).People in the screening module were assigned to either 1 time opportunistic screening for diabetes or to current clinical practice. Screening was done during a routine physician visit. Diabetes was defined as a fasting plasma glucose >6.1 mmol/l (110 mg/dl) and confirmed by an oral glucose … ER -