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. 2016 May 19;11(5):e0155560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155560

Table 1. Diabetes Risk Score assessed risk factors of diabetes mellitus type 2 and formula.

Risk Factors and categories Category values
Age (in Years) -
Gender
Male 0
Female -0.879
Treatment of HTN
No HTN medications 0
On HTN medications 1.222
Use of steroids
Not on steroids 0
On steroids 2.191
Family history of DM
No first degree family members with diabetes 0
Parent or sibling with diabetes mellitus 0.728
Parent and sibling with diabetes mellitus 0.753
History of smoking
Non-smoker 0
Used to smoke -0.218
Smoker 0.855
BMI (Kg/m2)
<25 0
25–27.49 0.699
27.5–29.99 1.97
≥ 30 2.518

Diabetes Risk Score = 100 / (1 + e (Terms)), where;

Terms = 6.322—Sex—Treatment of HTN—Use of Steroids–(0.063 * Age)–BMI—Smoker