Diabetes and metabolism: risk checks and calculators
Type 2 diabetes risk tests from several countries, insulin resistance indexes, blood sugar conversions and body measures such as BMI and waist size.
Type 2 diabetes risk test
Seven quick questions, scored with the ADA and CDC risk test method.
FINDRISC
10-year risk of type 2 diabetes from the Finnish risk score.
Diabetes screening age
When USPSTF advises a blood test for prediabetes and diabetes.
A1C to average glucose
Convert an A1C result to estimated average glucose.
BMI calculator
Body mass index with the adult weight categories.
Metabolic syndrome criteria
Check the 5 criteria: waist, triglycerides, HDL, blood pressure, glucose.
Framingham diabetes risk
8-year risk of type 2 diabetes using routine blood tests.
AUSDRISK
5-year risk of type 2 diabetes from the Australian score.
CANRISK
Diabetes and prediabetes risk from the Canadian score.
Leicester diabetes risk score
Risk of type 2 diabetes or prediabetes from the UK score.
Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS)
Four-item diabetes risk score developed in India.
Chinese Diabetes Risk Score
Undiagnosed diabetes risk score developed in China.
Korean diabetes risk score
Diabetes risk score developed in Korea.
Japanese diabetes risk score
Diabetes risk score developed in Japan.
Peruvian diabetes risk score
Undiagnosed diabetes risk score developed in Peru.
HOMA-IR
Insulin resistance estimate from fasting glucose and insulin.
TyG index
Triglyceride-glucose index, a marker of insulin resistance.
METS-IR
Insulin resistance score from glucose, lipids and BMI.
Triglyceride to HDL ratio
Triglycerides divided by HDL cholesterol.
Cardiometabolic index (CMI)
Lipid ratio times waist-to-height ratio.
Hypertriglyceridemic waist
Raised waist size plus raised triglycerides.
Lipid accumulation product (LAP)
Waist size and triglycerides combined into one index.
Visceral adiposity index (VAI)
Belly fat index from waist, BMI, triglycerides and HDL.
Waist-to-height ratio
Waist divided by height, with the 0.5 cut point.
Waist-to-hip ratio
Waist divided by hip size, with WHO cut points.
Waist circumference check
Your waist size against the standard cut points.
Body roundness index (BRI)
Body shape index from waist and height.
Body shape index (ABSI)
Waist size adjusted for height and weight.
Relative fat mass (RFM)
Body fat percentage estimate from height and waist.
Body adiposity index (BAI)
Body fat estimate from hip size and height.
Weight loss program check
Whether USPSTF advises a behavioral weight loss program for you.
Thyroid function screening
What USPSTF advice says about TSH tests without symptoms.
Celiac disease screening
What USPSTF advice says about testing for celiac disease without symptoms.
Gestational diabetes screening
When to test for diabetes in pregnancy.
Diabetes in children
What USPSTF advice says about testing children without symptoms.
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