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Prediabetes Risk Assessment Tool

This document provides a risk test to assess one's risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. It consists of 7 questions about factors like age, gender, family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, physical activity level, and weight. Scoring higher than 5 points indicates increased risk and that one should see their doctor to determine if additional testing is needed. The document also notes certain ethnic groups are at even higher risk and provides information on lifestyle programs to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Prediabetes Risk Assessment Tool

This document provides a risk test to assess one's risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. It consists of 7 questions about factors like age, gender, family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, physical activity level, and weight. Scoring higher than 5 points indicates increased risk and that one should see their doctor to determine if additional testing is needed. The document also notes certain ethnic groups are at even higher risk and provides information on lifestyle programs to reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Prediabetes

Risk Test
1. How old are you? Write your score in Height Weight (lbs.)
the boxes below
Younger than 40 years (0 points) 4'10" 119-142 143-190 191+
40–49 years (1 point)
4'11" 124-147 148-197 198+
50–59 years (2 points)
60 years or older (3 points) 5'0" 128-152 153-203 204+

5'1" 132-157 158-210 211+


2. Are you a man or a woman?
5'2" 136-163 164-217 218+
Man (1 point) Woman (0 points) 5'3" 141-168 169-224 225+

3. If you are a woman, have you ever been 5'4" 145-173 174-231 232+
diagnosed with gestational diabetes? 5'5" 150-179 180-239 240+

Yes (1 point) No (0 points) 5'6" 155-185 186-246 247+

5'7" 159-190 191-254 255+


4. Do you have a mother, father,
sister, or brother with diabetes? 5'8" 164-196 197-261 262+

5'9" 169-202 203-269 270+


Yes (1 point) No (0 points)
5'10" 174-208 209-277 278+
5. Have you ever been diagnosed 5'11" 179-214 215-285 286+
with high blood pressure?
6'0" 184-220 221-293 294+
Yes (1 point) No (0 points) 6'1" 189-226 227-301 302+

6'2" 194-232 233-310 311+


6. Are you physically active?
6'3" 200-239 240-318 319+
Yes (0 points) No (1 point)
6'4" 205-245 246-327 328+

7. What is your weight category? 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points


You weigh less than the 1 Point column
(See chart at right) (0 points)

Adapted from Bang et al., Ann Intern Med 151:775-783, 2009. Original algorithm
Total score: was validated without gestational diabetes as part of the model.

If you scored 5 or higher


You are at increased risk for having prediabetes and are at high risk for type 2 diabetes. However, only your doctor can tell for sure if you
have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed
as type 2 diabetes. Talk to your doctor to see if additional testing is needed.

If you are African American, Hispanic/Latino American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, or Pacific Islander, you are at higher
risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Also, if you are Asian American, you are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at a lower weight (about
15 pounds lower than weights in the 1 Point column). Talk to your doctor to see if you should have your blood sugar tested.

You can reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes


Risk Test provided by the American Diabetes Association
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Find out how you can reverse prediabetes and prevent or delay
type 2 diabetes through a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program
CS300699-A

at [Link]

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