Diabetes mellitus risk assessment

DIABETES MELLITUS RISK ASSESSMENT 1. Age: < 35 years - 0 points 35–44 years - 2 points 45–54 years - 4 points 55–64 years - 6 points 65+ years - 8 points Item score: 2. Gender: Female - 0 points Male - 3 points Item score: 3. Ethnicity/country of birth: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander or Maori descent? - 2 points Born in Australia - 0 points Born in Asia {including the Indian sub-continent}, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe - 2 points Other - 0 points Item score: 4. Either parents, or any brothers or sisters diagnosed with diabetes {type 1 or type 2}? No - 0 points Yes - 3 points Item score: 5. Any personal history of high blood glucose {for example, in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy}? No - 0 points Yes - 6 points Item score: 6. Currently taking medication for high blood pressure? No - 0 points Yes - 2 points Item score: 7. Currently smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products on a daily basis? No - 0 points Yes - 2 points Item score: 8. Vegetables and fruit intake? Every day - 0 points Not every day - 1 point Item score: 9. On average, has at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week {for example, 30 minutes a day on 5 or more days a week}? Yes - 0 points No - 2 points Item score: 10. Waist measurement taken at the umbilicus Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent: Men < 90 cm - 0 points 90–100 cm - 4 points > 100 cm - 7 points Women < 80 cm - 0 points 80–90 cm - 4 points > 90 cm - 7 points For all others {i.e. not of Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent}: Men < 102 cm - 0 points 102-110 cm - 4 points > 110 cm - 7 points Women < 88 cm - 0 points 88–100 cm - 4 points > 100 cm - 7 points Item score: Total score /36: Score interpretation {risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years*}: Score <5: Low Risk Approx. 1 person in every 100 will develop diabetes Score 6-14: Intermediate Risk Scores 6-8, approx. 1 person in 50 will develop diabetes Scores 9-14, approx. 1 person in 20 will develop diabetes Score 15 or More: High Risk Scores 15-19, approx. 1 person in 7 will develop diabetes Scores above 20, approx. 1 person in 3 will develop diabetes # The overall score may overestimate the risk of diabetes in those aged less than 25 years. Further investigations: Fasting glucose; fasting lipids (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, TG); HbA1c; Electrolytes, LFTs. TSH.

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External links

• Australia—Australian diabetes risk Assessmenttool {AUSDRISK}
• UK—Diabetes UK risk score
• USA—American Diabetes Association type 2 diabetes risk test