Al-Lawati and Tuomilehto reported a diabetes risk score for adult Arabs in Oman. The authors are from Muscat, Oman, and the University of Helsinki.
Patient selection: adult Arab in the Middle East
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) sex
(3) waist circumference
(4) body mass index (BMI) in kg per square meters
(5) family history of diabetes
(6) current hypertension
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Parameter
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Finding
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Points
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age in years
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20 to 39 years
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0
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|
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40 to 59 years
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7
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>= 60 years
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9
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waist circumference and sex
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< 94 cm and male
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0
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>= 94 cm and male
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2
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< 80 cm and female
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0
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>= 80 and female
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2
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BMI
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< 25 kg per sq meter
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0
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25 to 29.99 kg per sq meter
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2
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>= 30 kg per square meter
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3
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family history of diabetes
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no
|
0
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yes
|
8
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hypertension
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no
|
0
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yes
|
3
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total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 25
• A score >= 10 has a sensitivity of 0.79 and specificity of 0.73.
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.83.
