Table 2. Diabetes mellitus screening among TB patients in Kampala, Uganda, from 2016–2017 (10 centres combined).
| Registered TB patients screened for and diagnosed with DM | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of registered TB patients | 4,590 |
| Number with known DM | 26 |
| Number to be screened with RBG | 4,564 |
| Number (%) screened with RBG | 4,016 (88.0%) |
| Number with RBG ≥ 6.1 mmol/l and to be screened with FBG | 1,312 |
| Number (%) screened with FBG | 1,093 (83.3%) |
| Number with FBG ≥ 7.0 mmol /l | 66 |
| Number (%) of newly diagnosed with DM * | 66 (71.7%) |
| Number (%) with known and newly diagnosed DM | 92 (2.3%) |
* Percentage of newly diagnosed DM among total number of DM
TB, tuberculosis; DM, diabetes mellitus; RBG, random blood glucose; FBG, fasting blood glucose