Table 1.

The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool

		Your Score				Your Score
1. Your age group?			6. Are you currently taking medication for high blood pressure?
Under 35 years	0 points		No		0 points
35 – 44 years	2 points		Yes		2 points	___
45 – 54 years	4 points
55 – 64 years	6 points
65 years or over	8 points	___
2. Your gender?			7. Do you currently smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products on a daily basis?
Female	0 points		No		0 points
Male	3 points	___	Yes		2 points	___
3. Ethnicity/Country of birth:			8. How often do you eat vegetables or fruit?
3a. Are you of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander or Maori descent?			Everyday		0 points
No	0 points		Not everyday		1 point	___
Yes	2 points	___	9. On average, would you say you do at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week (for example, 30 minutes a day on 5 or more days a week)?
3b. Where were you born?			Yes		0 points
Asia (including the Indian sub-continent), Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe	2 points		No		2 points	___
Other	0 points	___
4. Have either of your parents, or any of your brothers or sisters been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2)?			10. Your waist measurement taken below the ribs (usually at the level of the navel)?
No	0 points		For those of Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent:
Yes	3 points	___	Men	Women
5. Have you ever been found to have high blood glucose (sugar) (for example, in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy)?			Less than 90 cm	Less than 80 cm	0 points
No	0 points		90 – 100 cm	80 – 90 cm	4 points
Yes	6 points	___	More than 100 cm	More than 90 cm	7 points
			For all others:
			Men	Women
			Less than 102 cm	Less than 88 cm	0 points
			102 – 110 cm	88 – 100 cm	4 points
			More than 110 cm	More than 100 cm	7 points	___
	Subtotal		Subtotal
Your risk of developing Type II diabetes within 5 years *:			Total Risk Score
6 - 11: Increased risk			Increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
12 or more: High risk			May have undiagnosised type 2 diabetes or be at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes

* The overall score may overestimate the risk of diabetes in those aged less than 25 years and underestimate the risk of diabetes in people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.