Lee et al reported a simple score to screen for diabetes in an adult Korean. The authors are from Yonsei University, University of California Davis, Kwandong University, CHA University and Ajou University.
Patient selection: adult Korean >= 20 years of age
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) family history of diabetes
(3) hypertension
(4) waist circumference in cm and sex
(5) smoking status
(6) alcohol intake in drinks per day
Parameter
Finding
Points
age in years
< 35 years
0
35 to 44 years
2
>= 45 years
3
family history
no
0
yes
1
hypertension
no
0
yes
1
waist circumference
male and < 84 cm
0
male and 84 to 89.9 cm
2
male and >= 90 cm
3
female and < 77
0
female and 77 to 83.9
2
female and >= 84
3
smoking status
never
0
ex-smoker
0
current smoker
1
alcohol intake
< 1 drink per day
0
1 to 4.9
1
>= 5
2
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 11
Score
Probability of Diabetes
<= 4
2%
5 to 7
6%
8 to 9
12%
>= 10
19%
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.73.
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