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== Description == | == Description == | ||
The ADA Diabetes Risk calculator indicates whether or not the patient is at increased risk for having Type 2 Diabetes. | The ADA Diabetes Risk calculator indicates whether or not the patient is at increased risk for having Type 2 Diabetes. | ||
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+ | ====Risk Factors==== | ||
+ | * People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) | ||
+ | * People over age 45 | ||
+ | * People with a family history of diabetes | ||
+ | * People who are overweight | ||
+ | * People who do not exercise regularly | ||
+ | * People with low HDL cholesterol or high triglyceride and high blood pressure | ||
+ | * Certain racial and ethnic groups (e.g., Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives) | ||
+ | * Women who had gestational diabetes, or who have a baby weighing 9 pounds or more at birth | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 5 April 2013
Description
The ADA Diabetes Risk calculator indicates whether or not the patient is at increased risk for having Type 2 Diabetes.
Risk Factors
- People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
- People over age 45
- People with a family history of diabetes
- People who are overweight
- People who do not exercise regularly
- People with low HDL cholesterol or high triglyceride and high blood pressure
- Certain racial and ethnic groups (e.g., Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives)
- Women who had gestational diabetes, or who have a baby weighing 9 pounds or more at birth
Calculator Inputs
Input | Default Mappings |
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Sex | Yes |
Age | Yes |
Height | Yes |
Weight | Yes |
Ethnicity | Yes |
History of Gestational Diabetes | Yes |
Family History of Diabetes | No |
History of Hypertension | Yes |
Physical Activity | No |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Description |
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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Score | The patient's risk score for developing Type 2 Diabetes |
Type 2 Diabetes Comparitive Risk | The patient's risk relative to age group for developing Type 2 Diabetes |
References
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/prevention/diabetes-risk-test/