Table 2. Results from the diabetes risk tests by ethnicity (FINDRISC [15] and diabetes UK [18]) and the corresponding statistical risk of developing diabetes type 2 within the next 10 years, self-rated health and HbA1c at inclusion.
| Diabetes risk test | Total score | Statistical risk of developing diabetes type 2 within the next 10 years | n (%) | Self-rated health* | HbA1c, % (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median** (range) | n | < 5.7 | 5.7–6.4 | > 6.5 | ||||
| FINDRISC (n = 187) | < 7 | Low: 1 of 100 develops the disease | 53 (28) | 73 (25–99) | 44 | |||
| 7–11 | Somewhat increased: 1 of 25 develops the disease | 70 (37) | 70 (25–99) | 60 | ||||
| 12–14 | Medium: 1 of 6 develops the disease | 31 (15) | 70 (37–100) | 28 | ||||
| 15–20 | High: 1 of 3 develops the disease | 32 (17) | 65 (20–100) | 30 | 24 | 7 | 1 | |
| > 20 | Very high: 1 of 2 develops the disease | 1 (1) | 50 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Diabetes UK (n = 24) | 0–6 | Low: 1 of 20 develops the disease | 4 (17) | 81 (72–90) | 3 | |||
| 7–15 | Increased: 1 of 10 develops the disease | 6 (25) | 65 (45–80) | 5 | ||||
| 16–24 | Moderate: 1 of 7 develops the disease | 13 (54) | 60 (50–95) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| 25–47 | High: 1 of 3 develops the disease | 1 (4) | 1 | |||||
*Self-rated health was missing for 28 participants
**Median, on a scale from 0–100.