Diabetes Mellitus Risk Assessment

#Diabetes Mellitus Risk Assessment Points in {braces}. 1. Age: {0} < 35 years {2} 35–44 years {4} 45–54 years {6} 55–64 years {8} 65+ years ITEM SCORE -> 2. Gender: {0} Female {3} Male ITEM SCORE -> 3. Ethnicity/country of birth: {2} Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander or Maori descent? {0} Born in Australia {2} Born in Asia {including the Indian sub-continent}, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe {0} Other ITEM SCORE -> 4. Either parents, or any brothers or sisters diagnosed with diabetes {type 1 or type 2}? {0} No {3} Yes ITEM SCORE -> 5. Any personal history of high blood glucose {for example, in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy}? {0} No {6} Yes ITEM SCORE -> 6. Currently taking medication for high blood pressure? {0} No {2} Yes ITEM SCORE -> 7. Currently smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products on a daily basis? {0} No {2} Yes ITEM SCORE -> 8. Vegetables and fruit intake? {0} Every day {1} Not every day 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}? {0} Yes {2} No ITEM SCORE -> 10. Waist measurement taken at the umbilicus Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent: - Men {0} < 90 cm {4} 90–100 cm {7} > 100 cm - Women {0} < 80 cm {4} 80–90 cm {7} > 90 cm For all others {i.e. not of Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent}: - Men {0} < 102 cm {4} 102-110 cm {7} > 110 cm - Women {0} < 88 cm {4} 88–100 cm {7} > 100 cm ITEM SCORE -> TOTAL AUSDRISK 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 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 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 cholesterol, HDL, LDL; HbA1c; Electrolytes, LFTs. (-) TSH.

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External links

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