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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022 Aug 8;24(11):2203–2211. doi: 10.1111/dom.14806

TABLE 2.

Risk score calculation for incident heart failure

Risk group Risk factors Category Risk score points
Sociodemographic Age atT2DM diagnosis
45–65 5
65–78.5 12
College education −5
Metabolic SBP mmHg
120–140 1
>140 5
BMI >30 kg/m2 3
HDL >40 mg/dl for men −2
HDL >50 mg/dl for women
Diabetes-related complications MI history 5
Revascularization history 6
Cardiovascular medication(s) 5
Neuropathy/nerve problem history 3
Hypertension duration (years)
0–5 −1
6–10 0
11–15 1
16–34 2
Albuminuria history 4
log(UACR)
UACR 30–300 mg/g 3.4–5.7 4
UACR > 300 mg/g >5.7 8
ESKD 6
Health care utilization Hospitalization (s) in current year 5
ER visit (s) in current year
1 1
≥2 7

BMI, body mass index; ESKD, end stage kidney disease; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; MI, myocardial infarction; SBP, systolic blood pressure; T2DM, type 2 diabetes; UACR, urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio.