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. 2020 May 20;9(5):1546. doi: 10.3390/jcm9051546

Table 1.

Models included for predicting risk of incident type 2 diabetes.

Author/Year Population Risk Predictors Name Risk Diabetes Score Risk Predictors in the Model Country % Incidence Diabetes
Alssema 2011 [27] Adults Clinical DETECT-2 Age, BMI, waist circumference, use of antihypertensive drugs and history of gestational diabetes Europe, Australia and Africa 4.6
Europe
Glumer 2004 [28] Adults
30–64 years
Clinical DDRS Age, gender, body mass index, known hypertension, regular exercise, and family history of diabetes. Three European countries (England, Netherlands, Denmark) 4.2
Balkau 2008 [29] Adults volunteers
30–65 years
Clinical DESIR Men: Waist circumference, hypertension, smoking status
Women: Waist circumference, family history of diabetes, hypertension
western French 7.5
Schulze 2007 [46] Adults
35–65 years
Clinical and diet GDRS Age, waist circumference, height, history of hypertension, physical inactivity, smoking, consumption of red meat, whole grain bread, coffee, and alcohol German (Epic-Potsdam) 3.4
Muhlenbrunch 2014 [47] Adults
35–65 years
Clinical and diet GDRS-modified Age, waist circumference, height, history of hypertension, physical, inactivity, smoking, consumption of red meat, whole grain bread, coffee, alcohol and history of diabetes German (Epic-Potsdam) 2.2
Simmons 2007 [53] Adults
40–79 years
Clinical and diet EPIC-Norfolk Age, gender, physical activity, family history of diabetes, BMI, smoking whole grain bread, fruits UK (Epic-Norfolk) 1.7
Rahman 2008 [30] Adults
40–79 years
Clinical Cambridge Age, gender, current use of corticosteroids, use of antihypertensive drugs, family history of diabetes, BMI, smoking UK-Norfolk Cohort 1.3
Hippisley-Cox 2009 [31] Adults
25–79 years
Clinical and an index of material deprivation QDScore Age, gender, ethnicity, BMI, smoking, family history of diabetes, Townsend score, treated hypertension, cardiovascular disease, current use of corticosteroids England (3–4% of another ethnicity) 3.1
Lindstrom 2013 [32] Adults
35–64 years
Clinical FINDRISC Age, BMI, waist circumference, use of antihypertensive drugs, history of hypertension Finland National Population Register 4.1
Joseph 2010 [48] Adults
25–98 years
Clinical and biological The Tromsø Study Age, BMI, total cholesterol, triglyceride level, high density lipoprotein cholesterol level, hypertension, family history of diabetes, education, physical inactivity, smoking North Norway 2.0
Asia
Aekplakorn 2006 [33] Adult workers
35–55 years
Clinical EGATS Age, BMI, waist circumference, hypertension, family history of diabetes in first degree relative Thailand 11.1
Al-Lawati 2007 [40] Adults
>20 years
Clinical Omani Age, BMI, waist circumference, hypertension, family history of diabetes, current hypertension status Oman prevalent cases
Jahangiri 2013 [49] Adults
>20 years
Clinical and biological Teheran study FPG, 2hPLG, TG, PAS, HDL-C and family history of diabetes Iran 10.1
Mohan 2005 [41] Adults
>18 years
Clinical IDRS Age, waist circumference, hypertension, family history of diabetes, current hypertension status South Indian 15.5
Ramachandran 2005 [54] Adults
>20 year
Clinical NUDS Age, family history of diabetes, BMI, waist circumference, physical activity, Six cities national survey India 4.6
Gao 2009 [45] Adults
20–65 years
Clinical NS BMI, waist circumference, family history of diabetes Mauritians Indian 16.5
Liu 2011 [44] Adults
40–90 years
Clinical and biological MJLPD Age, hypertension, history of high blood glucose level, BMI, fasting plasma glucose level, triglyceride level, high density lipoprotein cholesterol level Military officer in Beijing, China 26.6
Chuang 2011 [42] Adults
>35 years
Clinical Chinese-DRS Age, gender, education, alcohol, BMI, waist circumference Taiwan 6.5
DoI 2012 [43] Adults
40–79 years
Clinical Hisayama study Age, gender, family history of diabetes, abdominal circumference, body mass index, hypertension, regular exercise and current smoking Japanese Kyushu island 14.7
Oceania
Cameron 2008 [50] Adults
>25 years
Clinical and biological AusDiab Age, gender, ethnicity, fasting plasma glucose level, systolic blood pressure, high density lipoprotein cholesterol level, BMI, parental history of diabetes Australian main Caucasian 3.8
Chen 2010 [34] Adults
>25 years
Clinical AUSDRISK Age, gender, BMI, ethnicity, physical inactivity, smoking, history of high blood pressure, use of antihypertensive medication, waist circumference, parental history of diabetes Australian main Caucasian 5.9
South-America
Guerrero-Romero 2010 [35] Adults Clinical and biological ITD Age, gender, family history of diabetes, family history of hypertension, family history of obesity, history of gestational diabetes or macrosomia, fasting plasma glucose level, physical inactivity, triglyceride level, systolic or diastolic blood pressure, BMI México 14.1
North-America
Schmidt 2005 [36] Adults
45–64 years
Clinical and biological ARIC Age, waist circumference, height, systolic blood pressure, family history of diabetes, ethnicity, fasting plasma glucose level, HDL, Triglycerides US 16.3
Stern 2002 [37] Adults
25–64 years
Clinical and biologicals San Antonio Age, gender, ethnicity, fasting plasma glucose level, systolic blood pressure, high density lipoprotein cholesterol level, BMI, family history of diabetes in first degree relative US (61% Mexican Americans) 9.2
Wilson 2007 [38] Middle aged Clinical and biological Framingham Offspring Fasting plasma glucose level, BMI, high density lipoprotein cholesterol level, parental history of diabetes, triglyceride level, blood pressure US (Framingham) 5.1
Kahn 2009 [55] Adults Clinical and biological ARIC enhanced Family history of diabetes (mother or father), hypertension, ethnicity, age, alcohol, waist circumference, height, resting pulse, glucose level, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, uric acid US 19.0
Rosella 2011 [39] Adults
>20 years
Clinical DPoRT Age, ethnicity, BMI, hypertension, immigrant status, smoking, education, cardiovascular disease Ontario Canada 7.1

DETECT-2: Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance; DDRS: Danish Diabetes Risk Score; DESIR: Data from the Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome; GDRS: German Diabetes Risk Score; EPIC-Norfolk: European Prospective Investigation of Cancer and Nutrition; Cambridge: Cambridge Risk Score; FINDRISC: Finnish Diabetes Risk Score; EGATS: Electric Generating Authority of Thailand Study; IDRS: The Indian Diabetes Risk Score; NUDS: National Urban Diabetes Survey; MJLPD: MJ Longitudinal health-check-up-based Population Database; Chinese-DRS: Chinese Diabetes Risk Score; AusDiab: Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle study; AUSDRISK: Australian Type 2 Diabetes RISK; ITD: Instrument for type 2 diabetes (ITD); ARIC: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities; San Antonio: San Antonio prediction model; Framingham offspring: Framingham Offspring Score; DPoRT: Diabetes Population Risk Tool.